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CDC: Diabetes amputations falling dramatically Updated: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment ATLANTA (AP) — Foot and leg amputations were once a fairly common fate for diabetics, but new government research shows a dramatic decline in limbs lost to the disease, probably due to better treatments. The rate has fallen by more than half since the mid-1990s, according to what is being called the most... Read More
Food Network, book take on weight in chef whites Published: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen's diabetes revelation pretty much sums it up: Kitchen pros at all levels struggle with obesity and its dangerous aftertaste in the high-pressure, high-calorie world of food. The queen of Southern comfort cooking, now a spokeswoman for a diabetes drugmaker's health initiative, announced... Read More
Paula Deen pledges money to diabetes association Published: Fri, Jan 20, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Celebrity chef Paula Deen on Wednesday pledged a portion of her earnings from a lucrative endorsement deal with a diabetes drugmaker to the nonprofit American Diabetes Association. The queen of Southern cooking and author of numerous cookbooks disclosed Tuesday that she's had Type 2 diabetes for three years while... Read More
FDA won't approve Bristol-Astra diabetes drug yet Updated: Thu, Jan 19, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — In a setback that could spell trouble for several drugmakers developing a new type of diabetes pill, U.S. regulators have told partners Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca PLC they can't approve its experimental drug without more data. Shares of both companies fell more than 2 percent.... Read More
Paula Deen pledges money to diabetes association Published: Wed, Jan 18, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrity chef Paula Deen on Wednesday pledged a portion of her earnings from a lucrative endorsement deal with a diabetes drugmaker to the nonprofit American Diabetes Association. The queen of Southern cooking and author of numerous cookbooks disclosed Tuesday that she's had Type 2 diabetes for... Read More
Paula Deen Learns to 'Share Hope' Despite Diabetes Updated: Wed, Jan 18, 2012 Celebrity chef Paula Deen revealed her struggle with diabetes this morning, and on Wednesday's episode of The Chew she's opening up about her decision to go public with the diagnosis. MORE: Paula Deen Confirms Diabetes Rumors Paula has lived with the knowledge that she has type 2 diabetes for over two years, but... Read More
Chef Paula Deen hid diabetes, pushed high-fat food Published: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, is making no apologies for waiting three years to disclose she has diabetes while continuing to dish up deep-fried cheesecake and other high-calorie, high-fat recipes on TV. She said she isn't changing the comfort cooking that made her a... Read More
Chef Paula Deen hid diabetes, pushed high-fat food Updated: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, makes no apologies for waiting three years to disclose she has diabetes while continuing to dish up deep-fried cheesecake and other high-calorie, high-fat recipes on TV. She said she isn't changing the comfort cooking that made her a star,... Read More
Chef Paula Deen hid diabetes, pushed high-fat food Published: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, is making no apologies for waiting three years to disclose she has diabetes while continuing to dish up deep-fried cheesecake and other high-calorie, high-fat recipes on TV. She said she isn't changing the comfort cooking that made her a... Read More
US obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking Updated: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment CHICAGO (AP) — America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... Read More
Paula Deen teams with Novo Nordisk on diabetes Updated: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Celebrity chef and Food Network star Paula Deen is teaming with drug maker Novo Nordisk to launch a program that aims to help people live with Type 2 diabetes and promote a Novo diabetes drug. The program is called Diabetes in a New Light and offers tips on food preparation, stress management and working with... Read More
Paula Deen teams with Novo Nordisk on diabetes Published: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Celebrity chef and Food Network star Paula Deen is teaming with drugmaker Novo Nordisk to launch a program that aims to help people live with Type 2 diabetes and promote a Novo diabetes drug. The program is called Diabetes in a New Light and offers tips on food preparation, stress management and working with... Read More
Best foods for older diabetics Published: Tue, Oct 18, 2011 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Dear Savvy Senior, My 62-year-old husband was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As the cook in the family, I’m interested in finding out the best diabetic foods that he should now be eating, and where I can put my hands on some good diabetic cookbooks. What can you tell me? -- Diabetic Caretaker Dear... Read More
Enid couple pledges $20 million for diabetes center in Oklahoma Updated: Sun, Mar 13, 2011 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Enid billionaire Harold Hamm and his wife, Sue Ann, are committed to finding cures for diabetes in their lifetimes. Not only for Harold Hamm, who has Type 2 diabetes, but also for the millions of adults and children who are afflicted with the disease. The Hamms have pledged to give $20 million to the Harold... Read More
Study participants will be packing on the pounds Published: Fri, Mar 4, 2011 | Comment on this article Leave a comment St. Louis-based Washington University wants to determine why some obese people have obesity-related sickness and others don't. Over the course of a four-month study, participants will eat fast food and increase their weight 5 percent. The study is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Filmmaker Morgan... Read More
Number of diabetic Americans could triple by 2050 Published: Fri, Oct 22, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment ATLANTA (AP) — As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by the year 2050, federal officials announced Friday, in a dramatic revision of earlier projections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 in 10 have diabetes now, but the number could grow to 1 in 5 or even 1 in 3 by... Read More
Diabetes drug metformin found to reduce cancer risk Published: Thu, Sep 2, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment LOS ANGELES — A growing body of evidence suggests that the widely used diabetes drug metformin can reduce the risk of cancer, researchers say. A study in mice exposed to tobacco carcinogens, published Sept. 1, shows that the drug can reduce the development of lung tumors by as much as 70 percent, and results... Read More
Undetected Diabetes on Rise, Can be Deadly Published: Thu, Jul 29, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Diabetes has become progressively common in America. Excessive weight gain leads to a condition often referred to as "metabolic syndrome," in which the ability of insulin to pump glucose out of the blood and into cells is impaired. In a significant percentage of the population, this leads to elevated blood sugar... Read More
One a day or none per day? Updated: Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Americans want to believe in vitamin and mineral pills. We spent an estimated $10 billion on them in 2008, according to the Nutrition Business Journal. But Consumer Reports on Health notes that recent studies undertaken to assess their benefits have delivered a flurry of disappointing results. The supplements... Read More
Nip Disease in the Bud for Best Health Care Fix Published: Thu, Jan 7, 2010 | Comment on this article Leave a comment In the debate over health care reform, the lack of substantive legislation for the prevention and early detection of disease is a concern. Amid all discussion over insurance and government programs, we have completely glossed over the fact that more than 80 percent of American illnesses are preventable. Real... Read More
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