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Health News : diabetes - News from Yahoo !   Study Says Walking to Work Slashes Diabetes Risk by 40 Percent Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 09:00 AM PDT Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that individuals who walk to their jobs are at about 40 percent less risk for having diabetes as those who commute by driving. They also found that workers who biked or used public transportation had less of a chance of carrying excess pounds than those who ... Continue reading Blacks hospitalized for heart failure more often Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 08:30 AM PDT By Valerie DeBenedette NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black patients with heart failure were more likely to be hospitalized for complications of the disease than whites with heart failure, in a new study. They also tended to be younger and heavier, were less in shape and were more likely to have other significan... Continue reading

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   FORGET ME NOT: Richboro teen makes sure legislators keep Type 1 Diabetes in front of their minds Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 07:56 AM PDT RICHBORO - Brett Rubin, like many other kids around the country, took a trip this summer. While his experience in Washington, DC, was certainly a good one, he wasn't there on vacation, nor was he there solely to have a good time. Continue reading Diamonds are a laser scientist's new best friend Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 06:51 AM PDT ( Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ) Once a James Bond fantasy, diamond-based lasers are now becoming a reality. Ground-breaking research is harnessing the unique properties of diamonds to develop a new generation of lasers that could lead to many benefits, from better treatment of skin comp... Continue reading Clifton Park teen lobbies Congress as a member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's 2013 Children's Congress Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 06:30 AM PDT CLIFTON PARK — Fourteen-year-old Haley Shelton did not mince words when she told U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko having diabetes is a full-time job and his support for a bill to continue funding research for a cure would be a big help. Continue reading Diabetes Fundraiser at The Amaral Barn Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 06:20 AM PDT In honor of Landon Morgan who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 5, the second annual Claws For a Cause lobster dinner, dance and auction fundraiser will be held on Friday, September 6 at The Amaral Barn, 23616 Parker Rd. off River Road south of Salinas. Tickets are $85. All proceeds from... Continue reading Strathclyde team develops new type of Raman laser that harnesses diamonds to produce light beams Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 06:16 AM PDT Ground-breaking research is harnessing the unique properties of diamonds to develop a new generation of lasers that could lead to many benefits, from better treatment of skin complaints and diabetes-related eye conditions to improved pollution monitoring and aeronautical engineering Continue reading UK man cures his diabetes in 11 days with 'starvation diet' Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 06:12 AM PDT A 59-year-old UK man claims that he has cured his diabetes in just 11 days after following a miracle starvation diet developed by scientists from a British university. Richard Doughty, from London, was shocked when a routine health check revealed he had Type 2 diabetes. "I was stunned. I have al... Continue reading '2501 Migrants' Sculptor Alejandro Santiago Walks On; Student of Tamayo Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 06:04 AM PDT Noted Mexican Zapotec artist Alejandro Santiago, 49, creator of a sculpted indigenous ghost town installation, died July 22, of a heart attack related to diabetes.... Continue reading Harvard Med Apps Use Genomic, Clinical Data to Assess Diabetes Risk; Improve Treatment Compliance Wed, 07 Aug, 2013 05:48 AM PDT Full-text access for premium subscribers only. Existing premium subscribers login here . New to GenomeWeb? Register here quickly. Continue reading

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