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The Great Obesity Survey The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. Also covered is county-specific data for Type 2 diabetes.   |
Managed Care
June 2007 |
Seventy Percent Surge In Diabetes Spending Spending on endocrine and diabetes therapies could surge nearly 70% in the next two years, according to research. Diabetes treatments were the second leading contributor in total dollars to prescription drug spending growth in 2006. |
Prepared Foods
October 1, 2006
William A. Roberts, Jr. |
Editorial Views -- Rebuilding Seasons Over the past 30 years, overweight and obesity levels have skyrocketed. And Americans have developed a culture of gaining that will not easily disappear. |
Managed Care
May 2006
Frank Diamond |
It's Hard To Not Take Diabetes Personally The costs are of managing diabetes are ballooning and incidence is up and going to go higher. |
AskMen.com
April 29, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Do You Have Diabetes? Diabetes is not contagious; people cannot "catch" it from one another. However, certain factors can increase one's risk of developing the disease... |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2008
Brian Lawler |
Best International Stock: Novo Nordisk A quick summary of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, the world's number one manufacturer of diabetes medications. |
BusinessWeek
April 30, 2010
Drew Armstrong |
The Lobbying for Death by Diabetes How a health-reform provision may help spur sales of insulin. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2004 |
Taking Steps to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Information on type 2 diabetes: detection, who is at risk, and prevention. |
Managed Care
August 2007 |
Headlines On Deadline ... A survey finds that many employees struggle with basic health benefit terms... Old matches new when it comes to oral diabetes drugs... |
Nursing Management
January 2012
Lawrence et al. |
Type 2 Diabetes: Growing to Epic Proportions Affecting all age groups and all aspects of a person's life, diabetes is a major public health issue worldwide, requiring lifelong behavioral and lifestyle changes and support. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2000 |
Diabetes: How Do I Know if I Have it? Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your body doesn't make enough of a hormone called insulin, or if your body doesn't use insulin the right way. If left untreated, it may result in blindness, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and amputations... |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Amino acids flag risk of diabetes Raised levels of certain amino acids in the blood could flag up the possibility of someone developing diabetes later in life, researchers in the US have discovered. |
Food Processing
April 2006
David Feder |
Well Noted: My Twenty Cents Creators and manufacturers of foods designed either directly or indirectly to prevent the development of obesity and diabetes, are bringing more and more ammo to the battle every year. |
Managed Care
February 2007 |
Undertreatment of Childhood Obesity Blamed on Coding Undertreating childhood obesity may be tied to payment codes. |
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: Time for an extreme cultural shift to battle obesity The food industry must find the innovation within itself to fight obesity while increasing profits. |
Science News
August 7, 2004
Janet Raloff |
Got Diabetes? Try Ditching Caffeine A study shows blood glucose concentrations remained 21 percent higher among participants who had taken caffeine pills than when they had received the placebo pills. |
BusinessWeek
September 1, 2009
Catherine Arnst |
Opportunities in the Obesity Epidemic Drugmakers are ratcheting up research into treatments for gout and other ills that plague the overweight. |
Chemistry World
July 18, 2012
Andrew Turley |
Obesity drug approved in US US regulators have approved a new obesity treatment. Qsymia (phentermine, topiramate) tablets have been approved for overweight adults as part of a regimen that includes a low calorie diet and exercise. |
Managed Care
April 2005 |
Diabetes Costs Rise, But so Does Adherence A typical health plan can expect endocrine and diabetes agents to amount to 6% to 8% of total utilization costs, with spending on these agents to increase between 11% and 15% 2005. |
Fast Company
April 2012
Tara Moore |
Diane Curley Is Starting The Conversation To Curb Obesity This year, the U.S. government started a program for health-care innovators. One innovator, Diane Curly is treating obesity like any other disease or addiction and trains nurses to talk to patients about treatment. |
Managed Care
June 2001 |
'Quality of care' in eye of beholder The AMA, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance have crafted a common set of performance measures for management of adult diabetes... |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2001 |
Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes -- What's Available? What are the different steps in managing my diabetes? What are the different types of medicines used to treat type 2 diabetes and how do they work? |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2010
Luke Timmerman |
Orexigen Drug Shows Potential as "Two-Fer" Against Obesity and Diabetes Orexigen's latest drug aims at treating both diabetes and obesity. |
Fast Company
Rachel Gillett |
The New Habit Challenge: Take Daily Walking Breaks To Refocus In addition to staying healthy, there are so many other good reasons to get up and move around that this advice is hard to ignore. |
Science News
April 22, 2006
Janet Raloff |
Do People Know When They're Overweight? A new study finds that most people can estimate their height-weight combinations fairly accurately. However, overweight and obese people miss the mark when they're asked to characterize the healthiness of their weight-to-height status. |
Managed Care
February 2004 |
Improving Oral Pharmacologic Treatment And Management of Type 2 Diabetes New oral treatment options and outcome measures may help patients with type 2 diabetes to achieve better results while reducing associated costs. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
March 2000
Michael F. Jacobson |
News From CSPI As suggested by the intense interest in Syndrome X and low-carbohydrate diets, America has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world. Time will tell whether our nation chooses a lifestyle built around fitness---or gluttony and sloth. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2003 |
Diabetes and Heart Disease I have diabetes -- why should I worry about heart disease?... What are the ABCs of diabetes?... Where can I learn more about diabetes and heart disease?... What can I do to reduce my risk for heart disease? |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Arlene Weintraub |
Big Pharma Looks Beyond Insulin Researchers may be on the verge of major new treatments for diabetes and obesity. |
Science News
January 17, 2004
Janet Raloff |
Diabetes: Coffee and Caffeine Appear Protective New data now indicate that drinking java -- lots of it, and especially the caffeinated form -- can curb type II diabetes. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2001
James M. Lyznicki |
Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk. National data indicate that the prevalence of obesity in the United States is increasing in children and adults... |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2007
Doug Short |
The Beast Attacking Your Retirement Our unhealthy eating habits can cause our health-care costs, direct and indirect, to devour our retirement income. |
Job Journal
December 16, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Obesity's Heavy Burden Eying bottom line, employers start to tally costs of overweight workers. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2000
Matthew Neff |
Conference Highlights Lifestyle Modifications Can Prevent Onset of Type 2 Diabetes... Efficacy of Metformin Is Similar in Children and Adults... Glycemic Control Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes... Test Strip Proves Effective, Less Painful Alternative to Fingerstick... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2008
Gayle Lorenzi et al. |
Spanning the Treatment Gap How a diabetes field team helped docs overcome the treatment gap. |
Nurse Practitioner
March 2010
Beth Kelsey |
Contraceptive Considerations for Obese Women It is important for nurse practitioners to be equipped with the most up-to-date knowledge to provide evidence-based care individualized to each woman's contraceptive needs and health profile. |
Managed Care
February 2005 |
Headlines On Deadline ... The data used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were exaggerated... Health care Web sites may be chock full of information, but many people 65 or older haven't taken advantage... etc. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2008
Brian Lawler |
This Drug Market Is Booming One therapeutic category seems to be expanding significantly faster than most of its peers, the one that helps the unfortunately burgeoning number of diabetics in the U.S. and worldwide. |
Science News
November 30, 2002
Janet Raloff |
Diets to Ward Off Diabetes Several new studies suggest that simple lifestyle changes can reap big benefits in delaying -- and possibly preventing -- the eventual development of type 2 diabetes in the huge at-risk population. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2003
Gavin et al. |
Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes By increasing patient awareness of the link between diabetes and heart disease, family physicians can encourage patients to take medications (including aspirin), stop smoking, lower blood pressure, and lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2006
Brian Lawler |
Amylin Gets Past the Formalities Following a formal approval from the EU for Byetta, Amylin can get down to business. Investors, take note. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2010
Marc Wortman |
When Lean Isn't Good Enough Even someone slim may be hiding signs of type 2 diabetes. |
Food Processing
August 2008 |
Sunsweet's Smart Calorie Packs debut Amid growing health concerns from childhood obesity to diabetes, Sunsweet launches Smart Calorie Packs of fruit snacks. |
AskMen.com
Alex Santoso |
What You Should Know About Diabetes Not many men understand what diabetes is, why it's very bad for them (it is one of the leading causes of impotence), what they can do to avoid getting it or how to treat it. |
Nutra Solutions
September 1, 2005 |
Dairy Dupes Diabetes Researchers examined the relation between dairy intake and incident cases of type 2 diabetes in 41,254 male participants with no history of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer at baseline in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. |
Managed Care
May 2006
Martin Sipkoff |
Health Plans Are Ill-Prepared for Looming Diabetes Epidemic The problem is outpacing insurers' resources and perhaps even their commitment. Can the chronic care model help? |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2004
Rao, Disraeli & Mcgregor |
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose form an intermediate stage in the natural history of diabetes mellitus. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2011
Luke Timmerman |
Amylin, Alkermes Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Passes Heart Trial What does this mean for the drug companies? |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2007
Brian Lawler |
No Sickness for Amylin Sales of the drugmaker's type-2 diabetes drugs showed solid growth. Investors, take note. |
Chemistry World
August 31, 2007
Lionel Milgrom |
Gut's Taste for the Sweet Life Revealed A sugar-sensing receptor in the intestine could explain why drinking diet cola may hinder obese people who hope to lose weight and lead to new ways of treating obesity and diabetes. |
