Diabetes

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Point 4: Americans Are Obese And Inert -- Resulting In Huge Health Care Costs

George Halvorson | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

We will spend about 17.6 percent of our GDP on health care expenses this year in America, primarily because we are not healthy in some very key areas.

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Oprah Fitness Guru Talks About Diabetes (VIDEO)

Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Preventive Medicine, Type 2 Diabetes, Prevention, Exercise, Health, Diabetes, Diet, Living News

Bob Greene, Oprah's fitness guru, shared tips from his book The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes on Good Morning America this mor...

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Americans Get Failing Grade On Diabetes Awareness

forbes.com | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Autoimmune Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Health, Nutrition, Exercise, Diabetes, Weight, Obesity, Diet, Health Care, Sugar, Overweight, Living News

Though someone is diagnosed with diabetes every 20 seconds, many Americans lack basic knowledge about the potentially life-threatening disease, accord...

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Athletes Risk Lifetime Of Suffering From Head Injuries

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Leptin, Alzheimer's, Depression, Dementia, Metabolic Syndrome, Parkinson, Testosterone, Low Blood, Protein Tangles, Post Stress Disorder, Cortisol, Caregiver, Amyloid Plaques, Old Age, Sleep Apnea, Traumatic Injury, Estrogen, Vitamins, Brain, Cardiovascular, High Bloodpressure, Hormone, Medicare, Genetics, Herbs, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Boomers, Health Care, Nutraceuticals, Mitochondria, Health, Living News

A well-known cause of dementia is dementia pugilistica, or what has commonly been called being "punch drunk." In some cases, the presentation is virtually indistinguishable from Alzheimer's dementia.

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The Hidden Costs of War: Veterans and Dementia

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Leptin, Depression, Dementia, Metabolic Syndrome, Parkinson, Testosterone, Low Blood, Protein Tangles, Post Stress Disorder, Cortisol, Caregiver, Amyloid Plaques, Old Age, Sleep Apnea, Traumatic Injury, Estrogen, Vitamins, Brain, Cardiovascular, High Bloodpressure, Hormone, Medicare, Genetics, Herbs, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Boomers, Health Care, Nutraceuticals, Mitochondria, Alzheimer's, Health, Living News

In the majority of cases, the development of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia is the result of the acquisition of various risk factors throughout life. PTSD is one such factor.

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Fat Lazy Neighborhoods?

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Msnbc, Health, Behavioral Economics, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Psychology, Diabetes, Keith Olbermann, Partisanship, Politics News

Human behavior is ultimately the main cause of diabetes. But no person's behavior is completely under their own control. A number of social forces are at play, too.

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New Coke Mini - Now With 36% Less Cancerous Death!

Mark Morford | Posted 10.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Coca-Cola, Type 2 Diabetes, Health, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Marketing, Diabetes, Coke, Obesity, Corporate Greed, Satire, Comedy News

In an unselfish effort to help you reduce -- but not eliminate because that would be un-American and possibly communist -- your intake of our sugary poisons, we are introducing a brand-new product.

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Point 1: Universal Coverage Is Needed To Reform Care

George Halvorson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Asthma, Universal Health Care, Diabetes, Kaiser Permanante, Medicare, George Halvorson, Health Care, Living News

We can't fix care in America until we have universal coverage. We can't afford universal coverage if we don't fix care. They are a package. They both need to be done.

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Wilford Brimley Is the Problem With Health Care

D. Brad Wright | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Diabetes, Health Care Costs, Health Care, Wilford Brimley, Health, Politics News

The ad encapsulates everything that's wrong the health care system: consumers are insulated from the costs of their care, providers are motivated to make a profit, and Wilford Brimley looks like a walrus.

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Sleepiness From Sleep Apnea Linked To Diabetes

Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Diabetes, Sleep Deprivation, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Health, Sleep, Living News

Daytime sleepiness caused by the nighttime breathing disorder sleep apnea is nothing to yawn at. A new study from Canada hints that the risk of diabet...

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Mad at Greedy Insurers for This Health Care Mess? Then Why Aren't You Mad at Your Greedy Neighbors?

Keli Goff | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, Diabetes, Insurance, Insurance Companies, Obesity, Health Care, Politics News

Obesity costs us as much as $147 billion per year, and smoking costs taxpayers a whopping $300 billion annually, or 1,000 times the amount of the AIG bonuses.

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Are We Playing Russian Roulette With Our Children?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Robyn O'Brien, The Unhealthy Truth, Children, Cocoa Krispies, Washington Post, Health, Allergykids, Centers for Disease Control, Cnn, Asthma, Adhd, Autism, Diabetes, Abc, Health Care, Allergies, Living News

Today, health care spending represents 17% of our GDP, but perhaps it is time that we view our children as more than just a sales channel for Big Pharma's money making medicine.

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A Solution For Diabetes: A Plant-Based Diet

Kathy Freston | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Vegetarian, Type 2 Diabetes, Health, Vegan, Plant-Based Diet, Diabetes, Kathy Freston, Wellness, Benefits-of-Vegetarian-Diet, Living News

The doctors and scientists I've talked with seem to be saying the same thing: a diet high in animal protein is disastrous to our health, while a plant-based diet prevents disease and is restorative to our health.

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Duke! Mama's Home: From the Detroit Stories

Lester Sloan | Posted 10.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Ferndale Michigan, New Jersey, Influenza Epidemic, Diabetes, South Carolina, Glaucoma, Elbe Alabama, Detroit, Dachshund Dog, Dialysis, Growing Old, Living News

Back home again, her three-and-one-half hours of dialysis over, my mother negotiates her way through a maze of bags, chairs and boxes, toward the hazy out-of-focus shapes of the kitchen.

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Intolerable Cruelty: Our Sick Children's Indebted Future

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Federal Bailouts, Gas, Federal Budget Deficit, Children, Oil, Diabetes, Obesity, Health Care, Health Care Costs, Food Prices, Federal Budget, Allergies, Living News

In 1946, Harry Truman said, "A nation is only as healthy as its children." What have we done to ours?

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Where is Mental Health in Health Care Reform?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Depression, Mental Health Homes, Mental Health, Morbidity, Screening, Health Care Reform, National Institute of Mental Health, Mortality, Binge Drinking, Substance Abuse, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, Health Care, Care Paths, Politics News

Have you heard a word about mental health in the deluge of discussions that populate health reform communications on TV, radio and newspapers? Have you seen any mention in Federal legislative offerings?

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Insurance Denials for Pregnant Moms

Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Health Insurance Plan, Prenatal, High Blood Pressure, Pregnant, Ob/Gyn, Pregnancy, Diabetes, Prenatal Care, C-Section, Politics News

Insurance companies have no liability or risk if they chose not to cover prenatal tests. And since health care providers must do these tests, whether they are paid for or not, OB providers and hospitals absorb the cost.

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Diabetes and Endocrine Disruption: Connecting the Dots

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Toxic Chemicals, Pesticides, Atrazine, Diabetes, Living News

I consider myself fairly well-read, and educated about health. I've researched the endocrine disruption effects of chemicals--that is, the ways that c...

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Is Your Sleep Deprivation Leading You to Diabetes?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Insomnia, Diabetes, Weight, Obesity, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Exhaustion, Living News

Two fascinating studies that just came out prove a link between sleep deprivation and diabetes.

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The Fierce Urgency of Now: This is the Moment for Sane Health Care Policy

Karen Kisslinger | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Healing, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, Obama Health Care, Self-Care, Politics News

Until the profit essence is taken off the table and progressive, prevention-based health care is understood to be a basic public service, there will be no meaningful health care reform in America.

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Isn't Adequate Healthcare a Moral Issue?

Byron Williams | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home

Read More: California, Type 2 Diabetes, Statistics, Blindness, Moral Issues, Homosexuality, Uninsured, Barack Obama, Amputations, Ethics, Same Sex Marriage, Health Care Reform, Morality, Diabetes, Health Care, African-Americans, Gay Marriage, Kidney Disease, Home News

Why don't we see the same fervor -- particularly emanating from the churches that seek to block gay marriage -- transferred, at least temporarily, to the 47 million Americans who must go without health care?

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Black Tea For Diabetes Management

US News and World Report | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Diabetes, Tea, Healthy Diet, Living News

Black tea, a source of antioxidants, also contains properties that may help stabilize glucose levels. See video: ...

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Replacing the Shouts of Recess with the Deliberations of Research

James S. Marks | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Prevention, Chronic Disease, Health, Health Care Reform, Diabetes, Health Care, Congressional Budget Office, Health Affairs, Politics News

The CBO is a valuable resource for elected officials for measuring the economic value of legislation. But it doesn't automatically score what we as Americans value, especially our health.

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Minorities and Health Care: What's the Real Story?

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Low Birth Rate, “Infant Mortality Rate”, African-Americans, Recidivism, Incarceration, Classicism, President Barack Obama, African-American Women, Melting Pot, Healthcare Reform, HIV/AIDS, African-American Infants, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Senator Ted Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Socialism, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Rehabilitation, Town Hall Meetings, Medical Care, Prenatal Care, Minorities, Stomach Cancer, Politics News

While health care is in need of radical reform for millions of Americans, minorities and especially blacks have historically suffered disproportionately from poor or non-existent health care.

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