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Jan 27 2010

Reuters

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Moderation appears to be the best approach to controlling blood sugar in a form of diabetes that affects many adults, researchers said Wednesday, since lowering it too far can be as risky as letting it stay too high.

Jan 26 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Can you be normal weight and fat at the same time? The Mayo researchers, led by cardiologist Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, have coined a term for the phenomenon: normal weight obesity

Jan 23 2010

2010 Potpourri III

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Healthy health care snacks--concierge medicine, personalized medicine, health care hiring, electronic medical records, Medicaid, disease management--all for your reading pleasure on the weekend.

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Jan 22 2010

Journal of General Internal Medicine

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Family caregivers play a major role in maximizing the health and quality of life of more than 30 million individuals with acute and chronic illness.

Jan 22 2010

Washington Post

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One out of every five teenagers has cholesterol level that increases risk of heart disease, providing new evidence obesity is making children prone to illnesses

Jan 19 2010

New York Times

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The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health to issue a nonbinding recommendation against routine self-monitoring for many Type 2 diabetics — those who do not take insulin

Jan 19 2010

PR Newswire

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Wound Management Technologies, announced today that it has engaged investment banker as part of its strategy in accelerating the search for potential partners that will help grow revenues

Jan 19 2010

PR Newswire

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Health Diagnostic Laboratory announced launch of preventative model to chronic disease management based off a monumental shift in the way physicians test for life threatening conditions

Jan 19 2010

Reuters

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Doctors should screen children and teens between 6 and 18 years for extra pounds, a federal task force recommends – obesity is linked to early development of diabetes and high blood pressure

Jan 15 2010

Health Affairs

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Two articles published today by Health Affairs analyze the potential success of strategies to curtail medical spending in the U.S.

Jan 14 2010

Disease Management Works If You Give It Time.

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Skepticism has increased regarding the ability of disease management programs to create cost savings. A new white paper indicates that if the analysis is conducted over a multi-year period, savings…

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Jan 13 2010

Reuters

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Americans are still too fat, but the obesity epidemic in the United States appears to be waning a bit

Jan 13 2010

mobihealthnews

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Wireless remote monitoring technology developer MedApps announced partnership with Meridian Health to monitor recently discharged from acute care settings with CHF

Jan 12 2010

Washington Post

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Pharmacists dispense pills, counsel patients, screen for illness, give vaccines

Jan 07 2010

PR Newswire

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Intuity Medical Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of blood glucose monitors, has raised $64 million in Series D funding

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