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Diabetes in the News
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November 10, 2009
Blood Bank Honored for Diabetes Screening Program
The American Diabetes Association has recognized the Blood Bank of Delmarva, Del., for being the first U.S. blood bank to offer diabetes screening to every donor.
November 6, 2009
Treating Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease
Findings of the international Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) trial did not demonstrate a significant advantage of revascularization over medical therapy for diabetes patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
November 6, 2009
Diabetic Ketoacidosis Linked to Memory Deficits
Children with type 1 diabetes who have a history of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) have significantly worse memory for item-context associations than children with type 1 diabetes who have not had DKA.
November 5, 2009
Insulin Levels May Hold Dementia Key
Denver, CO – Insulin levels in the brain may help scientists understand the progress of dementia, according to researchers at Colorado State University.
October 28, 2009
Diabetes on the Rise in U.S
A new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey found that cases of diabetes are rapidly increasing in the United States, with the disease now affecting 11.3 percent of U.S. adults, up from 10.4 percent in the first quarter of 2008.
