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NewsDiabetes rates double worldwide
Rates of diabetes have nearly tripled in the U.S., and more than doubled worldwide since 1980, according to a report this week in the British journal Lancet. More than 347 million patients have Read more...
Medco: Drug usage on the rise again
Drug usage, which dipped during the recession, appears to be on the rise again, according to Medco's new drug trend report. The drug use gauge provides to hospital administrators a clearer picture of Read more...
Racial treatment disparities persist at VA
Although the Veterans Affairs healthcare system has improved since it was overhauled in the 1990s, a new study concludes treatment disparities between white and black patients still persist, reports Read more...
Diabetes costs high for children
It is hugely expensive to care for a child with diabetes, according to new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The annual average medical costs for a child with diabetes is Read more...
Treat depression to improve diabetic outcomes
It's a patient's mental state, not his blood glucose, that clinicians should tackle first, researchers found in a study just published online in the journal Medical Care. That's the upshot of a Read more...
Thirty-five percent of adults have prediabetes
More than one-third (35 percent) of adults ages 20 and older have prediabetes, according to new estimates released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That's an Read more...
AT&T ForHealth services aim to reduce costs, bolster care
Should AT&T's (NYSE: T) foray into the healthcare sector--announced yesterday, but covered nearly two weeks ago by FierceHealthIT's Neil Versel--prove successful, what exactly does that mean for Read more...
One in five hospital stays involves a person with diabetes
U.S. hospitals spent $83 billion caring for people with diabetes in 2008, according to a statistical brief issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. That year, roughly one out of Read more...
Cut diabetes care costs with a phone call
Controlling costs of chronic conditions is a hot button issue and some researchers are finding low-hanging fruit that can help reduce dollars spent on diseases like diabetes. At the annual Endocrine Read more...
Coronary artery deaths drop, but new threats emerge
Improved treatment and better preventive care significantly cut the annual and actual death rate of coronary heart disease--down 36.4 percent and 21.9 percent, respectively, in the United States from Read more...
| Press ReleasesUniversity Teams Tap Mobile Phones and Social Networks to Fight Non-communicable DiseasesUniversity of California, Berkeley and ESADE Business School-Universidad Ramon Llull Target Diabetes to win IBM and Novartis NCD ChallengeARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New solutions Read more >> GI Dynamics, Inc. Designates National Obesity Surgery Centre as Center of Excellence in the United KingdomDesignation follows more than 12 months of product experience and notable patient outcomes LEXINGTON, Mass. & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GI Dynamics Inc. (ASX: GID) announced that it has Read more >> Alliance Health Networks and Joslin Diabetes Center Launch Patient Engagement and Education Series on Diabetic ConnectSALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Health Networks, a leading developer of social networks in health, announced today that Joslin Diabetes Center, the world's leading diabetes Read more >> Blendr: Diabetes Awareness AdvisoryNew Geo-Targeting App Helps Diabetics Meet Others in Their Local AreaLOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of American Diabetes Month and to acknowledge the nearly 26 million children Read more >> DexCom Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for November 2, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern TimeSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM) today announced that it plans to release its third quarter 2011 financial results after market close on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Management Read more >> |
