Health News: [diabetes ]: Christies surgery highlights weight-loss options

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Christies surgery highlights weight-loss options Tue, 07 May, 2013 04:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Weight-loss surgery such as the type that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent may not just improve peoples waistlines, but their health. Obesity causes or worsens myriad health problems, from diabetes to heart disease, severe sleep apnea... Continue reading Tom Walsh: Global Ford family fights type 1 diabetes Tue, 07 May, 2013 03:42 PM PDT Tom Walsh talks with Edsel Ford, whose son is Type 1 diabetic, about the long-standing, but not widely publicized backing of Ford employees for diabetes research, to the tune of $43 million. Ford is the largest corporate contributor to JDRF. Continue reading Tagging Along With Service Dogs of Virginia Training Tue, 07 May, 2013 03:14 PM PDT Service dogs are great tools for those with disabilities who need a little help doing everyday tasks. Service Dogs of Virginia trains and provides dogs for people with disabilities, Type-1 Diabetes, and Autism. Continue reading Experts Discuss Ways to Slow "Epidemic Level" Addiction Problems in Appalachia Through Community-Based Interventions ... Tue, 07 May, 2013 02:49 PM PDT Nationwide, only one in ten people with substance abuse disorders receive medical intervention, opposed to nearly 90% of those with diabetes - a problem that becomes exponentially worse in the Appalachian region, where deaths from prescription drug overdoses have jumped 360% in the last decade. Experts... Continue reading After 43 years, Arkansas wants fugitive back Tue, 07 May, 2013 02:28 PM PDT Lester Stiggers has been a wanted man for 43 years, but he hasn't been hiding. He lives in a one-bedroom apartment, window blinds partly closed, along a busy road in a Detroit suburb. He gets by on $700 a month in Social Security benefits, usually making trips outside only to see a doctor. He needs an inhaler... Continue reading Christie's surgery highlights weight-loss options Tue, 07 May, 2013 02:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON — Weight-loss surgery such as the type that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent may not just improve people's waistlines, but their health. Obesity causes or worsens myriad health problems, from diabetes to heart disease, severe sleep apnea to arthritic knees. Christie has revealed that... Continue reading VIDEO: Indian Crest Middle School students raise $5K to fight diabetes Tue, 07 May, 2013 01:50 PM PDT It didn't matter how many laps around the track were walked by the Indian Crest Middle School students taking part in a walk-a-thon during first period May 3. Continue reading Christie's weight-loss surgery highlights pros, cons of options but diet still key to success Tue, 07 May, 2013 01:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON - Weight-loss surgery such as the type that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent may not just improve people's waistlines, but their health. Obesity causes or worsens myriad health problems, from diabetes to heart disease, severe sleep apnea to arthritic knees. Christie has Continue reading A diabetes doctor's wish list for mobile health Tue, 07 May, 2013 01:17 PM PDT The daily testing and monitoring responsibilities for diabetes patients has made them, and their physicians, a prime target for mobile health products and services. But research suggests that even in this population of patients, use of mobile technologies is still reserved to a small group of early ado... Continue reading

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