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One of the many observances for the month of November is one that should not be overlooked diabetes awareness. Many of us know someone who battles this disease every day.
Filed under: Women's Health , Men's Health , Disease Prevention By Glenn Ellis, Editor At Large, BlackDoctor.org The statistics are staggering. More than 18 million people--6 percent of the U.S. population--have diabetes. Of those, it is estimated that more than 5 million people don't even know that they have the disease. And as if that's not enough, the rate of diabetes among African-Americans ...
THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey.
Today, IBC received one of the top corporate team awards from the American Diabetes Association after mobilizing a team of nearly 400 walkers who raised $36,000 through donations and its corporate matching gift program for the ADA's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes presented by Independence Blue Cross .
Learn how small changes in your daily routine can help ward off type 2 diabetes. Nearly 24 million Americans have diabetes, and about 6 million of them are unaware of their disease. With obesity on the rise, millions more are at risk of developing diabetes.
New York City will operate swine flu clinics this weekend to vaccinate residents in high-risk groups. Health officials are giving priority to pregnant women, those between the ages of 4 and 24, and anyone who lives or cares for infants under 6 months old. The clinics will also vaccinate adults with underlying medical conditions that can make the flu even more dangerous, such as asthma, diabetes ...
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - To meet the changing needs of people affected by this growing epidemic, the American Diabetes Association has launched a completely redesigned www.diabetes.org in English and Spanish. Even though diabetes is a growing epidemic, a recent survey conducted by the Association showed that Americans received a failing grade ...
ROANOKE, Va.----The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is proud to announce that Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, and national JDRF corporate partner, has raised over $3.8 million in support of diabetes research in 2009.
When her mother was diagnosed with diabetes one hot summer day, and then her grandmother died from diabetes complications a...
If you have diabetes and would like to learn more about the disease and talk with others who have it, come to the Diabetes Support Group on November 19th, 4 p.m., 4th Floor Conference Room, Boone County Hospital.
Wide sections of the Southeast, Appalachia, and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the nation′s highest rates of obesity and diabetes, according to estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
