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Free Clinics Provide Care for an Estimated 2 Million Americans Annually: Findings from a survey of free clinics suggest that an estimated 1.8 million individuals make approximately 3.5 million medical and dental visits to free clinics annually. “Our nation’s 46 million uninsured often delay or forgo needed health care because …

Obesity is Found to Take Toll after Age 40: Although obesity has been linked to Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, new findings suggest that it may not take effect until after age 40. Researchers compared the medications taken by normal weight, overweight, and obese Americans who participated in National …

Low Muscle Mass Ups Diabetes Risk: Researchers suggest that sarcopenia, defined as low skeletal muscle mass and strength, often found in older or obese individuals, may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes. The study team analyzed data on 14,528 people who had participated in the National Health and Nutrition …

FDA Clears New Blood Glucose Test Strips: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved blood glucose test strips (FreeStyle Lite; Abbott Diabetes Care) to help patients better manage their diabetes by minimizing the potential for interference by other sugars. Abbott now joins the other companies that use strips …

Record Number of Medicines Currently in Development to Treat Diabetes: A record 235 new medicines to treat diabetes, one of the fastest-growing diseases in America, are being developed by America’s pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, according to a national report. The new medicines currently in the pipeline, some in early …

Diet May Cut Alzheimers Risk by 38%: Eating a diet high in vegetables, fish, fruit, nuts and poultry, and low in red meat and butter may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new research finds. Researchers asked more than 2,100 New York City residents aged 65 and older about their …

Europeans Stop their Escalators for Three Days: Escalators in some of the largest Bulgarian shopping centers were stopped for three days and people had to use stairs, as the country marked the first European Obesity Day on Saturday, May 22. The aim is to motivate and support overweight European citizens …

Altitude Could Be Linked to Insulin Sensitivity and Diabetes: New research indicates that some people do not develop diabetes even while eating a high-fat diet. According to the recent research, mice that lack the enzyme FIH (the same that influences the way the body responds to low oxygen levels and …

One hundred thirty thousand new cases of diabetes due to sugar sweetened beverages: Researchers estimate that the increase consumption of sugar sweetened beverages between 1990 and 2000 has contributed to over 130,000 new cases of diabetes using a well established computer simulation model of the national population age 35 and …

Higher Altitude Improves Insulin Sensitivity: There may be a reason Colorado has one of the nation’s lowest rates of diabetes. Scientists who bred mice missing a gene — which regulates response to low oxygen levels — found they stay thin and healthy and avoid fatty livers and diabetes even when …