Looks like there is a real battle ahead for reform to health care. The change of Senators in the state of Massachusetts has altered the power in the Senate and changes the whole future of healthcare reform. So get ready for a lot of press coverage and no action. *** …

The 5-Step Program That Removes Metabolic Roadblocks, Sheds Pounds Safely, and Reverses Prediabetes and Diabetes By Frederic Vagnini, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Lawrence D. Chilnick, Fair Winds Press, 2009 Review by Ellen Bailey, Doctor of Pharmacy candidate, University of Florida College of Pharmacy    

WHO (Five) Well-being Index The WHO (Five) Well-being Index is a short, self-administered questionnaire covering five positively worded items, related to positive mood (good spirits, relaxation), vitality (being active and waking up fresh and rested), and general interests (being interested in things). It has been shown to be a reliable …

First Use of Insulin in Treatment of Diabetes 88 Years Ago: On 11 January 1922, Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old boy with diabetes, who lay dying at the Toronto General Hospital, Canada, was given the first injection of insulin. However, the extract was so impure that Thompson suffered a severe allergic …

J&J to Test Artificial Pancreas in Diabetes Patients: An experimental artificial pancreas will soon be tested in diabetes patients, potentially sparing them from its most dangerous complications and frequent blood sugar checks and insulin injections. The research, just announced, would prevent life-threatening seizures from blood sugar lows and eliminate having …

A family history of diabetes increases a woman’s risk of developing gestational diabetes, a new study confirms….

JDRF forms partnership with Animas to develop first-generation automated system for managing Type 1 diabetes….

Diets heavy in meat and fat seem to raise the risk of diabetes, though the effects of this and other diet patterns may vary by ethnicity and sex, a new study finds.

Medical costs and reduced work productivity associated with diabetes cost the U.S. $218 billion in 2007….

Two new studies last week draw attention to the alarming number of individuals in the US considered overweight or obese [1,2]. Based on the latest surveys, more than two-thirds of US adults are overweight or obese, one-third are considered obese, and more than 10% of children and adolescents are also …