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by Bruce Brown | November 22, 2016 | General News, Health
Unfortunately, the news about diabetes in the U.S. remains bleak. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of diabetes in the United States continue to rise. The CDC projects that by 2050 1 of every 3 American adults could have the...
by Bruce Brown | November 21, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
Health professionals encourage people diagnosed as prediabetic and those already diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) to eat right and exercise to prevent, delay, or lessen the severity of the disease. Unfortunately, exercise isn’t always realistic for people...
by Bruce Brown | November 18, 2016 | General News, Medical
No one likes the annoying pinpricks and needles used so often diagnostic tests. We’ve written in the past about other projects to develop breath analyzers to detect diabetes. Researchers at Oxford University also have been working on a handheld unit to diagnose...
by Bruce Brown | November 17, 2016 | General News, Medical
Consumers have warmed up to digital health care significantly in just two years, according to Accenture’s 2016 Consumer Survey on Patient Engagement, Patients Want A Heavy Dose Of Digital. Accenture commissioned Nielsen to conduct a seven-country survey of 7,840...
by Bruce Brown | November 16, 2016 | General News, Medical
During the past 20 years, HIV treatment has improved to the point that many HIV-positive patients have normal life expectancies. Monitoring remains a major element in treatment, however, as the virus can develop resistance to treatment medication. Current HIV virus...
