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Diabetes Costs in U.S. Estimated at $245 Billion Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 08:05 AM PST The costs of diabetes, including medical care and lost productivity, jumped 21 percent to $245 billion last year from 2007, driven by higher rates of the disease and health conditions that lead to it, researchers said. Beit Al Khair Society donates Dh50,000 to Thalassemia Centre Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 08:02 AM PST patients with diabetes Rockefeller bill targets diabetes in W.Va. Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 07:52 AM PST WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEWS RELEASE) â€" Senator Jay Rockefeller today announced that he reintroduced a bipartisan bill to help combat diabetes by making more West Virginians eligible for preventive care. The American Diabetes Association Releases New Research Estimating Annual Cost of Diabetes at $245 Billion Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 07:35 AM PST Cost Represents a 41 Percent Increase From Previous Study Conducted in 2007 Wound closure firm eyes $8M, pivotal study for bioscaffold to help heal diabetic foot ulcers Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 07:24 AM PST About 15 percent of the 26 million Americans with diabetes will develop foot ulcers, according to a 2005 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, and as many as 7 percent of those cases lead to amputation. That’s the problem MxBiodevices is trying to address with its E-Matrix bioscaffold that’s designed to [...] Diabetes friendly recipe: Real Men Eat This Quiche npc-news.caller.com Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 07:00 AM PST Lean sausage helps bulk up quiche KC woman fights to keep money for diabetes research Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 06:07 AM PST Congress' across-the-board budget cuts are going to have a big impact on health care and research to find a cure for diabetes isn't exempt. New Survey Shows Diabetics Slow to Take Up Mobile Monitoring Apps Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 06:06 AM PST A poll carried out by the DiabetesForum.com, an information forum for those with an interest in diabetes, has confirmed that the vast majority of diabetics still prefer basic blood sugar tracking methods. However, there seems to be growing interest in mobile applications many of which allow blood sugar levels to be measured and recorded on the move. (PRWeb March 06, 2013) Read the full story at ... New England senators discuss diabetes study Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 05:14 AM PST New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Maine Sen. Susan Collins are discussing the findings of a new study that examines the economic costs of diabetes nationwide. The study was commissioned by the American Diabetes Association. It addresses the increased financial burden, health resources used and lost productivity associated with diabetes. The senators are holding a news conference in ... NATION: How the sequester affects health care Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 04:49 AM PST Doctors serving Medicare patients. Scientists looking for a better way to treat diabetes. HIV patients who can't afford to buy their medications. These are but some of the many people who will be affected by the automatic federal spending cuts that officially took effect Friday.

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