Archive for March, 2007

Thousands of vets get payments for hemorrhoids, other minor claims

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

ScrippsNews - vets are compensated, after such conditions as defective hearing, arthritis, diabetes As a result, some critics estimate that perhaps 775,000 of the 2.6 million For “shaving bumps”, pseudofolliculitis barbae, again to receive any type of Read More About Diabetes

Metro/State briefs

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Metro/State briefsDetroit News - DMC’s Detroit Receiving Hospital has opened a wound care clinic for the treatment of non-healing wounds caused by diabetes, poor circulation and other medical conditions. The clinic, which unofficially opened on Valentine’s Day, completes the Source: www.detnews.com

Why should planners care about the Farm Bill?

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Why should planners care about the Farm Bill?PLANetizen - Why should planners care about the Farm Bill? nutrition assistance programs, more than 35 million Americans struggle to feed their families and rates of obesity, diabetes Source: www.planetizen.com

Heartbeat 5k Run/Walk is April 7

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Heartbeat 5k Run/Walk is April 7 Oregonian - The programs help combat childhood obesity and the early onset of heart disease as well as Type 2 diabetes. In addition, the money to the PCC Foundation will support scholarships for internships with the American Heart Association for Fitness

Springfield trailing in biotech race

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Union-News & Sunday Republican - The company, which opened in 1996, was awarded a $4.8 million grant last year from the National Institutes of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases to test several new compounds that could treat Type 1 diabetes, part of a federal effort to try to Read More About Diabetes […]

Increasing Proportion of Cardiovascular Disease Due to Diabetes Over

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Phramalive.com - BETHESDA, Md., March 27, 2007–A new study shows that as rates of diabetes have risen in the U.S., the proportion of cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to diabetes has also increased. These findings emphasize the need for increased efforts to Read More About Diabetes

Diabetes Alert: you could be living with the disease - KTVO

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Diabetes Alert: you could be living with the diseaseKTVO, MO - 2 hours ago(KIRKSVILLE) The American Diabetes Association has issued the American Diabetes Alert on the fourth Tuesday of every March for the past 19 years. …Take the risk: Take the test; Today is American Diabetes Alert Day News-Democrat & LeaderADA Report Says One In Five Americans […]

Dietary patterns linked to type 2 diabetes risk

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Dietary patterns linked to type 2 diabetes risk Reuters: NEW YORK - Avoiding meats and fatty foods and eating lots of salads and cooked vegetables appears to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to study findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Who Gets Heart Failure? Race Takes Back Seat to Diabetes and High … - Newswise (press release)

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Who Gets Heart Failure? Race Takes Back Seat to Diabetes and High … - Newswise (press release)

Who Gets Heart Failure? Race Takes Back Seat to Diabetes and High …Newswise (press release) - 15 minutes agoNewswise — Diabetes and high blood pressure, two conditions rooted in genetics and environmental surroundings, play a much greater role than race […]

Makers of Irn-Bru attacked over targeting of kids

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Makers of Irn-Bru attacked over targeting of kidsScotsman - Executive and MSPs to do more in the area of child nutrition, but Irn-Bru is the only brand singled out for special treatment Leading to type 2 diabetes, cancers heart probs etc. it shows we cannot as a nation be left […]