… more on search operators 771. Los Angeles Times-October 29, 1999 Scientists Who Judged Pill Safety Received Fees Grants: Records show varied financial ties between researchers and maker of a diabetes drug linked to deaths. The manufacturer of the diabetes pill Rezulin provided fees or hefty research grants to at least a dozen scientists who also weighed the safety of the controversial drug for the federal government, records and interviews show. Over the last two years, as many as seven of the researchers obtained up to $300, 000 in grants. In one instance, funding that could total $50 million was awarded to the research firm of a UC San Diego scientist who had promoted the drug and helped lead the government…… . (AL)-June 21, 1999 DOCTORS SEE TYPE 2 DIABETES IN KIDS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP)-Type 2 diabetes, long thought to be a disease that only affected adults, is being diagnosed in startlingly high numbers of children, doctors say. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure and amputations in the United States and kills 180, 000 a year. It also can lead to heart problems. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital’s Diabetes Center, which draws patients from Florida, Georgia and Alabama, has seen the number of Type 2 cases among…… . (FL) (FL)-June 15, 1999 TYPE 2 DIABETES ON THE RISE IN CHILDREN TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS SEEN THE NUMBER OF CASES TRIPLE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. Daniel Barber had classic diabetes symptoms. The teen-ager was eating but losing weight, and he was always drinking something. “Cokes, water, milk, orange juice, whatever, ” he said. But even though three generations of his family had diabetes, no one thought to test Daniel. Then in January he got severe flu-like symptoms that wouldn’t go away. That was lucky in a way for Daniel, a 17-year-old from Havana, about 14 miles north of Tallahassee. …… . Newsday (Melville, NY)-September 27, 1998 IN BABYLON / Fighting Diabetes, a Step at a Time / Wyandanch and N. Amityville set for first walkathon PEARL HARTLEY, 73, knew nothing about diabetes until two years ago, when she noticed changes in her health. Suddenly, she experienced a constant thirst and frequent urination. She went to her doctor, who told her she had diabetes, a condition that afflicts more than 16 million Americans. “I became determined to learn more about it, ” said the retired nurse’s aide and North Amityville resident. “Now, I have it well under control. I check my…… . The Buffalo News-March 10, 1998 DIET, EXERCISE, HEALTH CARE KEEP DIABETES UNDER CONTROL John Cobb of Amherst is a diabetes success story. After being diagnosed at age 45, Cobb has controlled his disease with a low-sugar diet for 35 years. The grandfather of five now looks forward to celebrating a healthy 80th birthday this fall. Diabetes also challenges younger people. Orchard Park native Dave Hollins, 31, was diagnosed three years ago. Since then, Hollins has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with the Anaheim Angels baseball team–and even better, he feels like …… a. (OH)-January 1, 1998 DIABETES MANAGEMENT CENTER CLOSES Diabetes management center closes HEALTH CARE: Dr. Fred Rohdes is retiring; most clinic patients are being referred back to their family physicians. By YOLANDA PUTMAN The Lima News With the retiring of a local doctor and the resignation of his nurse comes the closing of the first diabetes management center in the city. Dr. Fred D. Rohdes and Mary Ellen Good relinquished their medical and office duties in December. The two worked their last day Dec. 23, when…… . The Washington Times-November 3, 1997 Surge in diabetes tied to unhealthy lifestyles, Doctors call for federal research funds The president-elect of the American Diabetes Association, Dr. Gerald Bernstein, says no one should be surprised by the explosion of diabetes in the United States today, confirmed in a new federal report. Given that the population is older, fatter and less active, Dr. Bernstein says, the continued increase in diabetes was predictable. He also criticizes the federal government for “totally inadequate” levels of support for research. With all its complications, he…… . (UT)-July 3, 1997 Beating Diabetes; New guidelines will mean earlier diagnosis and treatment; Diabetes Diagnosis Has New Rules After losing both parents to complications of diabetes, Lolita Stumph knew she was at risk of getting the disease. But annual tests on her blood-sugar levels the past three years consistently were, well, inconsistent. “I’d get tested and they’d say, `Yes, you are [diabetic], and then they’d do another test and say, `No, you’re not, ‘ ” said the 58-year-old Taylorsville woman. That changed last week…… . (TX)-March 31, 1997 DIABETES SCREENING ALERTS 300 SOUTH TEXANS TO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS When Misty Way attended a diabetes screening last week, the 20-year-old didn’t consider herself at risk for the disease that affects an estimated 16 million people in the United States. She was just along for the ride to Barnes and Noble Booksellers to make sure health care workers tested her mother’s blood sugar level. “I wasn’t even going to take the test. I didn’t think I needed to. I mean, I’m…… . (TX)-March 6, 1997 DIABETES ASSOCIATION PRAISES TEXAS LAWMAKERS, Raymond, others honored for sponsoring legislation Two measures before the Legislature deal with diabetes. Wednesday was Diabetes Day in Texas. By ANNA M. TINSLEY Harte-Hanks Austin Bureau AUSTIN-Growing up in Benavides, state Rep. Richard Raymond often heard of the toll diabetes took on his neighbors. Some went blind; others’ toes or feet were amputated. “I feel like I was educated on diabetes growing up, ” said Raymond, D-Benavides, who authored a bill to start a test program aimed at……