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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Plosone: February 27, 2012, Anita Ashok Kumar1, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha1, Scott Kahan2,3,4, Rohit Joshua Samson4, Nelson David Boddu4, Lawrence Jay Cheskin4,5*1 Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, 2Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, 3 Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
A study was conducted by the Health Science Center at the University of Texas at San Antonio in conjunction with the Laredo campus Saturday, February 25, 2012 By: Francisco Diaz, The Laredo Sun LAREDO, TX. – A study of three health agencies proved reliable that Laredo and Webb have a great need for services and […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
The American Diabetes Association has announced March 27, 2012 as Alert Day. It is a one-day “wake-up call” asking the American public to take the Diabetes Risk Test to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. In addition to making a commitment to regular physical activity, diabetic educators, podiatrists and […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
We tell how doing two simple things eating healthy and exercising can play a big role in preventing you from getting diabetes. The world health organization reports that 350-million people globally have diabetes. In the US., 15% percent of the population is diabetic, 30% of Cameron county residents have the disease, twice the national average. […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Medical News Today – by Petra Rattue, Feb. 23 2012 – 5:00 PST. The Endocrine Society, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and Opus Science, announce the launch of their new program in an effort to assess and improve care for those suffering fromdiabetes. The program called “Improving Quality in Type 2 Diabetes: A National Initiative to Assess […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
LA Health Examiner: Robin Wulffson, M.D. LIFE EXPECTANCY | FEBRUARY 24, 2012. A new UCLA study reported on February 23 by a UCLA-led group of researchers reported that not only discrepancies in life expectancy were found between Caucasians and Africans but also that these discrepancies varied between states. They reported their findings in the February edition of the […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
A small study of Latina women with young children led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center shows moms value a pediatrician’s empathy and warmth far more than their ability to speak Spanish or other conveniences. February 23, 2012 in Health Medical Xpress The lead investigator a pediatrics fellow at Johns Hopkins, conducted the research during post-residency training […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
By Beth Fitzgerald, February 21, 2012 in Healthcare. Feb. 21, 2012. For Dr. Joycelyn Elders — and other speakers — where you live is just as important as who you are The wide disparities in health between black and white Americans are more a matter of place — where people live — than of race. That was one of […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Springer Link: L. Qi, R. Nassir, R. Kosoy, L. Garcia, J. D. Curb, L. Tinker, B. V. Howard, J. Robbins and M. F. Seldin. DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2486-4. Feb. 10, 2012. Abstract Aims/hypothesis Type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in African-Americans (AFAs) and Hispanic-Americans (HAs) than in European-Americans. We assessed whether continental admixture was correlated with diabetes risk in these high-risk groups. Methods We estimated the proportion of sub-Saharan […]
Clinical Trial News
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Govhealthit: Mary Mosquera – February 22, 2012. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality wants to develop a searchable Registry of Patient Registries, which are databases that track the experience of individuals with diseases and conditions, to encourage collaboration and information sharing. The registry will catalog patient registries in a model similar tohttp://clinicaltrials.gov/ “>ClinicalTrials.gov, which lists trials of […]
