Being American is bad for your health

By Marty Kaplan
Published on February 4, 2013

“Americans are sicker and die younger than people in other wealthy nations.”

Israeli company testing insulin pill for diabetes treatment

Published on July 5, 2012

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).

Amputations in Diabetics Decline Dramatically

By Albert Fuchs, M.D.
Published on February 3, 2012

Vintage Stores and the big Dilemma…

By Julia Bendis
Published on June 20, 2011

Holiday Warning: Beware of trans fats in baked goods

By Lilly Fowler
Published on September 18, 2008

High Holy Day revelers beware: Trans fat, created through the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils and known to be linked to heart disease, continues to be common among many popular bakery goods, as California's ban has yet to take effect.

Roots, reality and Israel’s 60th

By Jacob Dayan
Published on May 15, 2008

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

By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Published on November 15, 2007

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.

A healthy hut—lighter side of Sukkot cooking

By Rachel Kantrowitz
Published on October 5, 2006

A growing number of new cookbooks are oriented towards the more health conscious Jewish cook. One such book is Nechama Cohen's "Enlitened Kosher Cooking," published just this year.

Do Day School Health Programs Make the Grade?

By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Published on August 17, 2006

Twenty parents from the Emek Hebrew Academy in Valley Village have come on a chilly winter evening to hear Dr. Francine Kaufman, a national expert on diabetes and childhood obesity, talk about promoting children's health. Although the school has 455 families, Rabbi Sholom Strajcher, the school's dean, is not discouraged by the modest turnout.

Wanted: A General in the Obesity War

By Brian Albert
Published on November 17, 2005

Obesity is the fastest growing health threat in this country, currently on track to overtake tobacco as No. 1.

Q and A With Dr. Francine R. Kaufman

By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Published on April 7, 2005

Obesity has reached record rates among children and adults, bringing with it increased risk for developing diabetes and related health problems. In addition to the more than 18 million Americans currently living with diabetes, another 41 million are considered prediabetic, and are likely to develop the disease unless they take action.

In her new book, "Diabesity: The Obesity-Diabetes Epidemic That Threatens America -- And What We Must Do to Stop It" (Bantam), Dr. Francine R. Kaufman describes how reversing these trends requires efforts from all levels of society.

A Walk in Rick Orlov’s City Hall

By Catherine Seipp
Published on April 8, 2004

Rick Orlov of the Los Angeles Daily News, long known as the dean of City Hall reporters, is that rare media type who has no enemies. That's because he's long had a reputation for being an old-fashioned straight shooter who honors secrets not only in print, but also in hallway gossip.

"He's a person you can trust," Richard Riordan remarked once when he was mayor. "He's not some young person trying to prove himself with a gotcha."

Preteen Advocate Educates Nation About Diabetes

By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Published on August 21, 2003

Emma Klatman serves as the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) 2003-2004 national youth advocate. Her duties entail promoting research and public policies relating to diabetes, and visiting diabetes summer camps to involve other children in the fight against the disease.

Doctor Helps Kids Deal With Diabetes

By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Published on April 24, 2003

If there's such thing as a typical doctor, Francine Kaufman surely doesn't fit the mold. First, as Zucker noted, "She's the only doctor we know who comes to work in stilettos and a miniskirt."

A Forkful of Trouble

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on November 21, 2002

Turkey, potatoes and gravy, candied yams -- all the foods you love to pile on your plate come Thanksgiving.

Coping on Two Continents

By Michael Aushenker
Published on September 9, 1999

Since being diagnosed with diabetes in 1997, two developments have brought 14-year-old Cesar Chavira closer to leading a life like that of his Hollywood High peers: an insulin pump, which provides a continual dosage that lasts all day, and the Sponsorship for Adolescents with Diabetes, which has paired him up with a diabetic mentor.