Health News: [diabetes ]: Despite free health care, household income affects chronic disease control in kids

Yahoo! Health   |  My alerts   |   Edit Alert Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 12:11 AM EDT

Health News : diabetes - News from Yahoo !   Walgreen clinics expand care into chronic illness Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 09:09 PM PDT Walgreen Co. has expanded the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure. The company, ... Continue reading Walgreen's clinics expand beyond minor illnesses to treat diabetes, other chronic conditions Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 09:03 PM PDT Walgreen Co. has expanded the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure. Continue reading Walgreen clinics to treat chronic illnesses Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 09:02 PM PDT Walgreen is expanding the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. The Deerfield, Ill., company ... Continue reading

Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Despite free health care, household income affects chronic disease control in kids Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 09:09 PM PDT Researchers at the University of Montreal have found that the glycated hemoglobin levels of children with type 1 diabetes followed at its affiliated Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital is correlated linearly and negatively with household income. Continue reading Diabetes 'open house' slated Saturday at Y Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 09:09 PM PDT Each year, nearly 30,000 people are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. That's approximately 80 people every single day. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) wants those living with the disease to get connected to others facing the condition and those who can help them. Continue reading LuLu conducts wellness walk in Dubai Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 09:08 PM PDT As part of an initiative to spread awareness about diabetes and the need for maintaining a healthier lifestyle, LuLu Hypermarkets chain organised its first "Walk for Wellness" event at Zabeel Park in Dubai. Continue reading Trans fats bans reduce diseases - study Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 08:54 PM PDT Research shows banning the use of trans fats can prevent afflictions like heart disease, strokes, diabetes. Continue reading Can You Die From Januvia Pancreatic Cancer? Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 05:41 PM PDT Can You Die From Januvia Pancreatic Cancer? The short answer is; it depends. Some 25 to 30 million people in the United States have diabetes, and 80 million folks have medical condition known as pre diabetes. And the numbers are increasing slowly but surely. And Type 2 or adult onset diabetes... Continue reading Bans on trans fats reduce diseases: study Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 05:25 PM PDT A NEW study shows outlawing the use of trans fats in food production is a good way to reduce the incidence of strokes, heart disease and diabetes. Continue reading

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.