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More Evidence Actos and Avandia Increases Risk of Bone Fracture
Posted: Monday, August 09, 2010
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The popular diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia boost the risk of fracture in older women, according to findings from a new study that echo those of earlier research.
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Diabetes Care Management Program Lowers Health Care Costs, Hospitalization Rates
Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010
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Medicare patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease can significantly reduce both the cost of their medical care and rates of hospitalization by participating in a telephone-based diabetes disease management program, a new study finds.
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Body Fat Linked to Diabetes Risk in Older People
Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010
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To avoid Type 2 diabetes, seniors may need to watch their weight just as closely as younger individuals do, a prospective cohort study showed.
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Egg Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010
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Study looks at whether eggs can increase the risk for Type 2 diabetes.
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Inhaling Diabetes? Study Suggests Link Between Air Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2010
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Traffic-related air pollution, known to raise the risk for cardiovascular disease, may also increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in women. Low-grade inflammation may contribute to the higher incidence of Type 2 diabetes in women exposed to air pollution.
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Diabetes Costs More than $218 Billion and Expected to Rise
Posted: Sunday, May 30, 2010
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According to Timothy M. Dall of the Lewin Group in Falls Church, Va., the annual average cost per patient was $9,975 for diagnosed diabetes and $2,864 for undiagnosed disease, "The burden of diabetes to society is even higher when one considers intangible costs from reduced quality of life," the researchers wrote online in Health Affairs.
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April is Defeat Diabetes® Month
Posted: Thursday, April 01, 2010
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Defeat Diabetes Foundation Presents 30 Days of Activities to Help Prevent the Disease and its Complications
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Health Care Reform Bill Summary: A Look At What's in the Bill
Posted: Monday, March 22, 2010
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The bill has passed the House and is ready for President Obama's signature. Here's a brief look at what's in it.
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High Cholesterol, Diabetes Lead Drug Spending for the Elderly
Posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010
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Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 -- about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, according to the latest AHRQ News and Numbers.
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The White House Blog: Voices of Reform
Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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There’s no issue that touches people more directly than health care, so there’s good reason for people to want as much reassurance as they can get before the country goes ahead with reform. That’s why those who work in our health care system day in and day out have a unique role in weighing in on the merits of any reform effort.
In an unprecedented show of diverse, even sweeping support, a virtual army of organizations came out in support of the President’s health reform proposal this morning as Congress prepares to make its final decisions.
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