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diabetes
Cures for age-old problems
When it comes to the health of boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — there’s both bad news and good.
Diabetes in Salinas: Why won’t a city world-famous for agriculture eat its vegetables?
The Salinas Valley is world famous for producing healthful foods, but people here struggle with severe health challenges.
New diabetes hope with AAT therapy
Israeli researcher Eli Lewis never forgot how a childhood friend with diabetes repeatedly injected himself with insulin shots.
Being American is bad for your health
“Americans are sicker and die younger than people in other wealthy nations.”
Israeli company testing insulin pill for diabetes treatment
Some people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes can manage their disease with diet and exercise. Others must turn to insulin injections and other medical interventions to control their blood sugar levels. But diabetes is a progressive disease — even if medication isn’t needed at first, it may be needed over time, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
Roots, reality and Israel’s 60th
It is a proud and glorious week as Israel, her 7.2 million citizens and millions of friends around the world celebrate the 60th anniversary of Israel\’s birth as a modern, democratic nation.
Local diabetes fighter goes global with Discovery Health Channel documentary
Dr. Francine Kaufman has seen the incidence of diabetes skyrocket in the last 30 years. The pediatric endocrinologist is director of the Comprehensive Childhood Diabetes Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and she says the disease\’s local increase is part of a worldwide phenomenon. Now Kaufman is turning to the small screen to bring attention to this global epidemic in a one-hour, commercial-free Discovery Health documentary narrated by actress Glenn Close, \”Diabetes: A Global Epidemic,\” on Sunday, Nov. 18.