Tag Archives: diabetes

Fat America Keeps Getting Fatter

If America’s shorelines begin shrinking at an alarming rate, it may not be due to global warming. It may just [...]

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At Least Half of Americans Diabetic or Pre-Diabetic by 2020

We have heard for years that diabetes is a serious problem in America, but people really do not like to [...]

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Testing Your Blood Sugar with Your iPhone

Multinational pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Aventis just unveiled it’s latest diabetes technology: a stand alone blood glucose monitor that can plug [...]

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New Reports Show ‘Artificial Pancreas’ Is On Route To Treat Diabetes

An ‘artificial pancreas’ developed with funding from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) could allow diabetics to control their blood [...]

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Nanotechnology ‘Tattoos’ To Help Diabetics Track Glucose Levels

Scientists are developing special tattoos which may allow those with diabetes to more accurately and quickly monitor their glucose levels. [...]

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Nanotech Contact Lens Monitors Diabetes by Changing Color

The body can be a confusing place, and when you’re ill sometimes you just wish you could see what the [...]

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CDC Report: Americans Living Longer, But Not As Long as Everyone Else

With the ongoing health care debate raging across the US, it’s good to know that we lived slightly longer in [...]

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Intestinal Implants make Cyborgs out of Diabetics

Modern medicine may not have reached the level of the Bionic Woman, but intestinal implants are turning more and more [...]

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