Study: Cost of treating diabetes to triple by 2034
CNN - Fri Nov 27, 1:56 pm ETThe number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years, and the costs of treating them will triple, according to a new report.
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The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years, and the costs of treating them will triple, according to a new report.
The incidence of diabetes among very young people in Việt Nam has increased significantly of late, and the country is among those with the fastest-growing rate of patients, Nguoi-Viet reports.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The New York health officials say they are working to address diabetes and obesity among residents through a variety of initiatives.
The researchers, from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Maryland, found that food waste has increased 50 percent since 1974, reaching about 150 trillion calories per year in 2003. This takes into account wastage right along the food supply chain, including waste from farms, manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
November is American Diabetes Month, and donations to the University of Iowa are looking to make the school a leader in finding a cure for the disease.
The holidays may be starting to crowd your to-do list, but one thing you shouldn't let get buried under the tinsel is your health insurance coverage.
(ARA) - Americans are taking a closer look at their own personal health and assessing changes they can make, as the topic of health care remains front and center.
( FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology ) Many people who are overweight or obese develop insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes at some stage in their lives. A European research team has now discovered that obese people have large amounts of the molecule CXCL5, produced by certain cells in fatty tissue.
Recession has made retailers' performance this holiday season even more significant.
(ARA) - Did you know there are more bacteria in one person's mouth than there are people on earth? For people with severe gum disease, new science suggests that these bacteria may be linked to other serious health issues such as diabetes, heart disease or pneumonia.
Throngs of bargain hunters kicked off the holiday shopping season Friday, buying Paula Deen cookware, Zhu Zhu toy hamsters and flat-panel TVs. But even as they filled parking lots, waited in lines overnight and loaded shopping bags, they talked of restraint, drawing names for gifts, paying cash a...