Archive for April, 2009

Can gastric bypass surgery reverse diabetes? - CNN

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Can gastric bypass surgery reverse diabetes?CNNIs it true that obese people who have had gastric bypass surgery have experienced a reversal of diabetes condition? Many people who are overweight or morbidly obese have metabolic syndrome (which is also called pre-diabetes) or have frank diabetes, …Can Diabetes Be Cured? The Epoch TimesMen may need to work […]

Health digest: Blood center schedules drives at Berks County sites - Reading Eagle

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Health digest: Blood center schedules drives at Berks County sites - Reading EagleWednesday: Schneider Electric, 5460 Pottsville Pike, Ontelaunee Township, 9 a.m.-3:40 p.m.; Reading Area Community College, 10 S. Second St., 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Christ Lutheran Church, 1301 Luzerne St., 3-7 p.m. Thursday: Bellco Federal Credit Union

Hypertension, diabetes linked to carotid artery wall thickness - Newstrack India

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Hypertension, diabetes linked to carotid artery wall thickness - Newstrack IndiaWashington, Apr 24 (ANI): Researchers from A.O.U. in Cagliari Sardegna, Italy have found a link between increased carotid artery wall thickness (CAWT) - which can cause heart attack and stroke- and diabetes and hypertension. During the study, the Source: www.newstrackindia.com

Juvenile Diabetes Walk - CBS 47

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Juvenile Diabetes Walk - CBS 47

Juvenile Diabetes WalkCBS 47, CAVolunteers met at Chuckchansi park to get ready for the Juvenile Diabetes Walk. The Disease strikes children and makes them dependent on insulin for life. The walk started in the 1970's and more than a billion dollars has been raised for diabetes …

New Weight Loss Hope for People with Diabetes - PR Newswire

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

New Weight Loss Hope for People with Diabetes - PR NewswireIn Clinical Test, NutriSystem D Leads to Weight Loss, Lower Blood Sugar and Improved A1C HORSHAM, Pa., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NutriSystem (NASDAQ: NTRI) , a leading weight loss program that delivers to your door, today announced the Source: sev.prnewswire.com

Hospitals can’t stand cuts - Daily Journal

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Hospitals can’t stand cuts - Daily JournalAmong the last places that should see cuts to funding are hospitals. But that’s just what Gov. Tim Pawlenty has in mind with his health care proposal. Under Pawlenty’s plan to eliminate $764 million in state funding for hospitals over the next Source: www.ifallsdailyjournal.com

Amylin 1Q loss narrows on lower expenses - MSN MoneyCentral

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Amylin 1Q loss narrows on lower expenses - MSN MoneyCentralNEW YORK (AP) - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter loss narrowed on lower costs and expenses as it nears the end of the development process for the diabetes treatment exenatide LAR. The company lost $47 million, or 34 cents Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Diabetes For Dummies®, 3rd Edition, Reports on the Latest Developments in the Field

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Diabetes For Dummies®, 3rd Edition, Reports on the Latest Developments in the Field

Breakthrough In Diabetes Technologies - WCPO

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Breakthrough In Diabetes Technologies - WCPOOver the past few decades, technology has been striving to keep up with a growing number of diabetic patients. For Kristin Duquaine, managing her type 1 diabetes is a full-time job. She wears an insulin pump and has to check her blood sugar six to 10

Diabetics Cut Blood Sugar Testing and Office Visits - KFDA

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Diabetics Cut Blood Sugar Testing and Office Visits - KFDA

Diabetics Cut Blood Sugar Testing and Office VisitsKFDA, TXDr. JB Boren has type one diabetes and he is supposed to test his blood sugar level five times a day. But that means he needs 130 test strips and pin needles a month. And his insurance will only […]