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Diabetes Prevalence Outstrips National Growth Rate and More

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a 50% increase in the prevalence of diabetes from 1997 to 2004.

Current Recommended Vitamin D Intake May Not Be Optimal

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

"Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D intakes above current recommendations may be associated with better health outcomes." "However, optimal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] have not been defined."

Pres. Bush Veto’s Bill To Further Embryonic Stem-Cell Research

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Speaking in Washington, President Bush declared that the proposed law would have supported ' the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others and it crosses a real moral boundary that our society needs to respect.'

Sweet News for Consumers of Sugar Substitutes

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Sugar substitutes receive a strong endorsement this month from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

India and China Overtakes the US in Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has put India, along with China and the U.S., on notice as the spread of diabetes worldwide is assuming alarming proportions. According to an estimate, China and India reported 39 million and 30 million cases respectively. The U.S. follows with 21 million sufferers of the more common Type 2 diabetes.

The United Nations Takes on The Diabetes Epidemic

Posted: Monday, May 22, 2006

Diabetes has become an enormous international problem with the number expected to rocket to beyond 334 million.

Beverage Industry Agrees to Halt Soda Sales in Schools

Posted: Monday, May 15, 2006

Bill Clinton, has done what public health experts failed to do. He pulled the plug on public school soda machines.

Controversial New Program to Track New York Diabetes Patients

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Advocates say it will lead to better care; critics say it is a violation of privacy.

Medication Errors- Is Communication the Key To Prevention?

Posted: Monday, June 20, 2005

A 2005 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) requires hospitals to reconcile medications across the continuum of care. Below we have outlined the steps we suggest for implementing this process

Medication Errors Reduced 41% in Patients With Kidney Disease When Pharmacist Involved

Posted: Monday, June 20, 2005

A first of its kind study has shown a dramatic reduction in medication errors in patients with chronic kidney disease when Kaiser Permanente Colorado researchers teamed with pharmacists to use a computerized system to electronically screen prescriptions for unsafe medication orders.