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Nov 26, 2008
Does Dieting Cause Weight Gain?
I went to a couple of interesting lectures at UC San Francisco this week, so I thought I’d share them with you.
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Nov 05, 2008
New Drugs: Myths and Facts
We know that the U.S. spends twice as much per person on drugs as other advanced countries and has worse health. People sometimes have to choose between drugs and food, while drug company profits soar. But why? Why do drugs cost so much, and what can we do about it?
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Oct 31, 2008
The Rising Costs of Treating Type 2
A study published this week in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine has put the spotlight on the rising cost of Type 2 diabetes drugs. According to researchers from the University of Chicago, the University of California, San Francisco, and Stanford University, spending on diabetes drugs increased by 87% between 1994 and 2007, from $6.7 billion to $12.5 billion.
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Oct 30, 2008
What We’re Reading: Diabetes and the Economy
In tough economic times like these, many people cut back on certain expenditures: Weekly movie night falls by the wayside and Saturday dinners out are replaced by cooking at home. But what happens when a person has scaled back on all the luxuries and is still having trouble making ends meet?
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Oct 28, 2008
What Can You Give to Help Others?
On Sunday, I got up at some miserably early hour—even earlier than usual—to prepare fleece so the children in religious school could make blankets for needy babies. Another teacher and I met at the synagogue before the children arrived to trim fleece and cut fringe around the edges so the children could tie two pieces of fabric together to make nice, warm, double-layered blankets.
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Confessions of a Thanksgiving Weekend Survivor
Eric Lagergren
Does Dieting Cause Weight Gain?
David Spero
Visit to the "Old World" Brings New Surprises
Jan Chait
Osteoporosis: Yet another Complication of Diabetes? (Part 2)
Amy Campbell
Cancer Drugs Reverse Type 1 Diabetes in Mice
Tara Dairman
New Tools 2008
Read up on the latest meters, pumps, and other tools for managing diabetes.
Making Exercise More Fun
This article suggests strategies to change your attitude toward exercise.
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Athlete’s Foot?
This common fungal disease can happen to anyone, not just athletes.
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