Health News: [diabetes ]: Veterans Administration Secretary Faults Delays In Processing Claims

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Veterans Administration Secretary Faults Delays In Processing Claims Thu, 02 May, 2013 03:40 PM PDT Eric Shinseki In Newington Thursday NEWINGTON — Kevin Burke walked into the Veterans Administration Hospital about 18 months ago with advanced diabetes and kidney and liver disease. A subsequent mental health screening revealed that the 51-year-old Navy veteran is also an alcoholic and suffers from pos... Continue reading CORRECTING and REPLACING Esperion Therapeutics Presents Full Results of Phase 2 Clinical Trial Showing Its Novel Oral ... Thu, 02 May, 2013 03:15 PM PDT LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: ESPERION THERAPEUTICS PRESENTS FULL RESULTS OF PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL SHOWING ITS NOVEL ORAL THERAPY ETC-1002 LOWERED LDL-C BY UP TO 43 PERCENT IN HY... Continue reading When Fat Is Good: Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) Shows Potential As Obesity Buster Thu, 02 May, 2013 02:30 PM PDT PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Boston-based physician/researcher today presented promising evidence that a specific type of body fat may help fight obesity in the future. His findings were highlighted at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 22nd Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress in ... Continue reading Increases in heart disease risk factors may decrease brain function Thu, 02 May, 2013 01:45 PM PDT Increases in heart disease risk factors may decrease brain function. The association between the two was noted in young and middle-age adults as well as the elderly. Smoking and diabetes were especially linked with reduced brain function. Continue reading

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