]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Diabetes Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/planet-lactose/923652?rsstype=latest&cid=85 I found this bizarre press release today.When leaders of the 21 economies that comprise the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum formally launch their annual meeting Saturday, their greatest temptation might well be Divine Sin. The Divin... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:37:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/planet-lactose/923652?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/923669?rsstype=latest&cid=85 In 2006, the CDC recommended that HIV testing should be universal. Why aren't doctors listening? There are a variety of cited reasons, ranging from lack of reimbursement, concerns about informed consent, and availability of counseling.The major reas... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/923669?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-self-management/924013?rsstype=latest&cid=85 According to a new animal study, a class of cancer-fighting drugs may have some...... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-self-management/924013?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923994?rsstype=latest&cid=85 Knowing your risk for Diabetes is in your best interest. This chronic disease kills millions every year. The complications can include limb amputation, blindness, problem pregnancies and loss of feeling in limbs. While the condition is manageab... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:28:09 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923994?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/923838?rsstype=latest&cid=85 My heart goes out to children who get diabetes. I always pray that the kids who get diabetes have wonderful moms and dads and help them out. Here is a video tribute to all those moms out there caring for a diabetic child. Thank you for all you do!... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:07:16 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/923838?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/923839?rsstype=latest&cid=85 As a way to bring awareness to diabetes, the Hannibal Regional Hospital s Diabetes and Wound/Ostomy Center in MO will be offering a free diabetes screening on Nov. 24. Two sessions will be held that day: from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Hannibal Regional... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:28:18 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/923839?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923701?rsstype=latest&cid=85 The FDA has given Innocoll's (Dublin, Ireland) CollaRx Gentamicin surgical implant fast track designation to speed through Phase III clinical trials. The device, thought to decrease risk of surgical site infection in patients with diabetes and obe... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:06:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923701?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923958?rsstype=latest&cid=85 November 20, 2008 (EurekAlert) - A recent study appearing in the November issue of Journal of American Geriatrics Society revealed that centenarian offspring (children of parents who lived to be at least 97 years old) retain important cardiovascular ... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:04:35 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923958?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923959?rsstype=latest&cid=85 November 20, 2008 (EurekAlert) - The body's immune system hates strangers. When its security patrol spots a foreign cell, it annihilates it.This is the problem when people with type 1 diabetes undergo human islet cell transplantation. The islet cells... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:02:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923959?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/923840?rsstype=latest&cid=85 There is an interesting list of facts and figures related to diabetes from the Associated Press, including this one: Total direct and indirect U.S. costs of diabetes are estimated at $218 billion a year. Amazing. When non-diabetics hear this fig... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:23:15 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/923840?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/923841?rsstype=latest&cid=85 If you or a friend has diabetes, one of the best ways you can help in the cause for a cure is to become an advocate. There are numerous ways to get involved, whether it be with informing others about the disease, contacting lawmakers, or just spreadi... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:00:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/923841?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/923938?rsstype=latest&cid=85 A study of depressed type-2 diabetics revealed they had a higher than average hemoglobin A1C level, an indicator of long-term blood sugar control. Published in General Hospital Psychiatry researchers suggest the pangs of depression may impede them fr... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:52:14 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/923938?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/923874?rsstype=latest&cid=85 WITH THE NEW JUPITER STATIN LOWERING HEART ATTACK STUDY SHOULD WE PUT CHOLESTEROL MEDICINE IN DRINKING WATERStatins are the most powerful and popular cholesterol lowering drugs. You don't need to be Einstein to notice how much is written about them. ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:20:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/923874?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923960?rsstype=latest&cid=85 November 19, 2008 (EurekAlert) - Screening for a panel of gene variants associated with the risk for type 2 diabetes can identify adults at risk for the disorder but is not significantly better than assessment based on traditional risk factors such a... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:42:55 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923960?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-self-management/924016?rsstype=latest&cid=85 If you read Diabetes...... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:51:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-self-management/924016?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/923976?rsstype=latest&cid=85 By Danielle DellortoCNN Medical Producer Last night was the second CNN Fit Nation Solution summit in New York City, a night to offer answers, instead of just placing blame, for the obesity crisis in America. Practicing neurosurgeon and CNN chief medi... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:55:29 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/923976?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/924031?rsstype=latest&cid=85 The AP reports that a study, conducted by the Lewin Group consultants, puts the total financial costs for diabetes at $218 billion last year -- the first comprehensive estimate of the financial toll diabetes takes. The Lewin Group figure include... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:06:42 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/924031?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/923658?rsstype=latest&cid=85 The rift between ER docs and hospitalistsThis rift does not just involve hospitalists. Rather, I see problems between the ER and everyone else.Back in the old days, when I was a resident, we had no specialty of ER medicine. We had this same pro... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:45:31 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/923658?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/924004?rsstype=latest&cid=85 To prevent or avoid heart disease you need to avoid tobacco products, become more active and choose to eat good nutrition. These three things will help you to avoid heart disease. Most people have a difficult time committing to doing these three thin... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:27:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/924004?rsstype=latest&cid=85 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923961?rsstype=latest&cid=85 November 19, 2008 (EurekAlert) - A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types I and II when taken as a tablet, a study in the new Royal Society of Chemistry journal Metallomics says.When Hiromu Sakurai and colleagues from the S... 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