Archive for October, 2007
Help me help others during diabetes awareness month
Remember that tomorrow, November 1st kicks off Diabetes Awareness Month. Yee ha! So for the entire month of November, I am inviting y’all to share your stories of “diabetic living” with me and your fellow readers. Send me your thoughts, frustrations, accomplishments and everyday feelings and gripes and with your permission I will post it for all to see. It is always nice to get a fresh take on things and see that others live with the same thoughts and worries that you do. So come on and send me something… anything. I know you are out there, haha. Don’t let me down!
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Efforts Needed To Address Financial Stability Of Entitlement Programs, Columnist Writes
The “demands imposed by the retirement of millions of baby boomers will consume the federal budget and blight the prospects of the next generations” without efforts to address problems with the long-term financial stability of Medicare and other entitlement programs, columnist David Broder writes in the Washington Post. According to Broder, [click link for full article]Original post by PharmaGazette
No commentsMassachusetts Increases Efforts To Enroll Low-Income Residents In Partially Subsidized Health Coverage By Dec. 31 Deadline
Massachusetts health care officials this month are boosting efforts to enroll low-income residents in subsidized health insurance plans as the state approaches the Dec. 31 deadline for all residents to obtain coverage or face tax penalties, the Boston Globe reports. [click link for full article]Original post by PharmaGazette
No commentsHHS Secretary Leavitt Plans Trip To Netherlands, Switzerland To Study Health Care Systems
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt next month will travel to Switzerland and the Netherlands to examine their health care systems, the New York Times reports. Under the systems, all residents must obtain health insurance or pay a fine. [click link for full article]Original post by PharmaGazette
No commentsNew Mexico Gov. Richardson Announces Universal Health Coverage Plan For State
Presidential candidate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) on Thursday announced a health care proposal that aims to increase the number of insured state residents, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports (Terrell [1], Santa Fe New Mexican, 10/26). [click link for full article]Original post by PharmaGazette
No commentsPresidential Candidates Biden, Giuliani Discuss Health Care
Summaries of recent developments in the presidential campaign related to health care appear below.Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.): Biden on Friday at a Manchester, N.H., forum sponsored by Divided We Fail, a campaign launched by [click link for full article]Original post by PharmaGazette
No commentsNovember is diabetes awareness month
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and the American Diabetes Association will be highlighting a different facet of the illness every week of the month.Many Faces of DiabetesWeek 1: Caregivers. ADA will offer resources and information to those that take care of those diagnosed with diabetes.Week 2: Employees. Promotion of healthy lifestyles in the workplace can prevent type 2 diabetes, save lives and save companies money.Week 3: Diabetes around the world. Motivating people to fight diabetes through public awareness and the development of policies for the prevention, treatment and care of those with diabetes.Week 4: At-risk populations. Raising awareness of the trend that indicates minorities are at high risk of developing diabetesWeek 5: Y…
No commentsSmall Businesses, Kansas Employers Increasingly Offering Worker Wellness Programs
The following summarizes recent newspaper coverage of efforts by employers to implement wellness programs and other health initiatives for employees.Chronic disease: Many Kansas employers are “intrigued by the potential savings from in-house wellness programs,” as the costs for treating preventable illnesses in the state are on the rise, the Wichita Eagle reports. [click link for full article]Original post by PharmaGazette
No commentsDiabetes: causes, cures and prevention
Of the estimated 20.8 million people in the U.S that have diabetes, 6.2 million people are undiagnosed and unaware. Could you be one of them?Type 1 DiabetesType 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. It is the body's inability to produce insulin which is the hormone needed to convert glucose (sugar), starches and other food into energy. It is an autoimmune disease that is fatal unless treated with insulin injections to replace the missing hormone and control glucose levels. Type 2 DiabetesType 2 diabetes is usually referred to as "obesity related" or "adult onset" diabetes. It is characterized as the body's inability to properly use insulin causing hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia. It is manag…
No commentsScientists Use Shared Genome Data To Confirm SORL1 Gene Linked To Alzheimer’s
Until recently, only one of the approximately 30,000 genes in the human genome has been linked to risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Now, a new NIH-supported study in the Nov. 19, 2007, issue of NeuroReport (now online) used a publicly shared genome dataset to strongly support findings that variation in the sequence of the SORL1 gene may be a second risk factor gene for late-onset disease. [click link for full article]Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
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