… more on search operators 451. wire (Spanish version)-September 24, 2008 La diabetes sobre el tapete: La Federación Internacional de Diabetes alienta a los ciudadanos a aumentar la concientización y proteger a las futuras generaciones, El tema para el DÃ-a Mundial de la Diabetes 2008, 14 de noviembre, es la ‘Diabetes en Niños y adolescentes’ PRNewswire–La Federación Internacional de Diabetes anunció hoy que está convocando a grupos y a particulares de todo el mundo a involucrarse en actividades para concientizar sobre la diabetes en los 50 dÃ-as previos al DÃ-a Mundial de la Diabetes, 14 de noviembre. El tema para la campaña de este año es “Diabetes en Niños y Adolescentes”. La diabetes es una de las…… . McClatchy-Tribune Regional News (USA)-July 7, 2008 Diabetes Foundation reaches out to state, region Jul. 7 For years, Irena McClain, Associate Director of the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, has served as a representative for the foundation in Meridian, Jackson, and Hattiesburg. Now, for the first time in years, the foundation has designated a representative specifically for Meridian. McClain and the foundation’s executive vice president Mary Fortune talked with the Meridian Star Editorial Board about what changes can be expected in Meridian, what’s going…… . Caledonian-Record, The (VT)-June 5, 2008 NCH Offers Diabetes Nutrition Counseling Being diagnosed with Type II diabetes can be quite a shock. Emotions can run from complete denial to fear. Looking for answers may be confusing and frustrating. One helpful resource can be nutrition counseling services, like the ones offered by Anick Desorcy at North Country Health System. Desorcy is a registered dietician and certified diabetes educator. Following the completion of college at Laval University in Quebec City, Desorcy had to pass a stringent test to be able to practice…… . wire Europe-May 28, 2008 International Diabetes Federation Grant Supports Jordanian Diabetes Micro-Clinic Program PRNewswire–Over 250 million people worldwide live with diabetes, many in the Middle East. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) BRIDGES translational research grant program is implementing and evaluating community programs to reverse the diabetes epidemic by supporting a diabetes awareness and prevention project in Jordan. The Jordan Diabetes Micro-Clinic project is part of the Global Micro-Clinic Project, a program that seeks to empower people to prevent and manage diseases in…… . -May 1, 2008 DR. ELIZABETH SMOOTS PRACTICAL PREVENTION Put brakes on onset of diabetes You can delay or stop diabetes if you catch it before it truly begins. Doctors call this early stage “pre-diabetes. ” The condition exists when your blood sugar levels rise higher than normal, yet remain lower than those found in diabetes. Studies show that effective treatments can prevent progression of pre-diabetes to diabetes. What’s the catch? You won’t receive this care if you don’t even know you have the…… . wire (USA)-April 28, 2008 Hundreds of Diabetes Advocates Come to Washington to Urge Increased Federal Funding for Diabetes Research and Prevention Advocates will also urge Congress to extend Special Diabetes Programs and protect people with diabetes from discrimination. ALEXANDRIA, Va. , April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/–More than 200 volunteer advocates from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) will meet with their members of Congress this week, and urge them to support increased federal funding for diabetes prevention and research at the Centers for Disease Control and…… . McClatchy-Tribune Regional News (USA)-February 13, 2008 With diabetes, heart disease higher in women Feb. 13 While diabetes is a growing problem, recent findings show that women who develop diabetes are at a higher risk of a related heart disease than are men. Physicians affiliated with the Society of Women’s Health Research point to a December study published in the European Heart Journal. “The reason for the higher relative risk of coronary heart disease in women with diabetes than in men with diabetes is still unclear, ” said Dr. Ane Cecilie Dale, …… . wire (USA)-February 4, 2008 Statement of the American Diabetes Association on the Administration’s Proposal to Undermine Funds for Research, Prevention and Treatment in FY09 PRNewswire-USNewswire–The President, Medicine & Science, American Diabetes Association, John B. Buse, MD, PhD, issued the following statement in response to the Bush Administration’s proposed Fiscal Year 2009 budget, announced today, which would continue to under-fund diabetes research and prevention at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Under the Administration’s budget proposal, funding for the…… . Jewish Times (Baltimore, MD)-January 11, 2008 Sounding The Alarm A symposium on diabetes in the Jewish community will be held here this spring. W hen it comes to diabetes, Nechama Cohen believes that many people in the Jewish community act like ostriches. “They would rather put their heads in the sand and make believe the elevated blood sugar would just go away, “she said. That’s why, a few years ago, Mrs. Cohen, a diabetic herself, founded the Jewish Diabetes Association, with a medical and rabbinic board. She believes the time has come for Jews, as well as the general public, to start paying…… . -December 28, 2007 Shaping America’s Health Salutes Kentucky’s Efforts to Fight Diabetes With the Kentucky Diabetes Solutions Summit d for January 7, Jim Hill, PhD, Chair of Shaping America s Health and Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine, University of Colorado Denver applauds Kentucky s collaborative approach to changing the destiny of diabetes. “The Kentucky Diabetes Solutions Summit is a significant development in the fight against diabetes. They are taking the initiative to marshal the necessary resources to engage the citizens of Kentucky in……