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Our hospital’s role in fighting the growing childhood Type 2 diabetes epidemic in our nation.

Santarus to Present at Piper Jaffray 22nd Annual Health Care Conference
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Gerald T. Proehl, president and chief executive officer, will make a presentation at the Piper Jaffray 22nd Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time (11:30 a.m. Pacific time) at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City. An audio …

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Faith-based clinics care for uninsured in West Michigan
Health Intervention Services treats more patients as recession persists.

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Three Burgess health care bills pass in House of Representatives
Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (Texas-26) praised passage of three bills he has introduced in the House of Representatives this week. All three pieces of legislation – HR 1362, HR 5354, and HR 5462 – passed unanimously just as Congress adjourned.

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in a clinic that is only for people with diabetes type 2. what human resources are needed. for example nurses,doctors ..but i need more. please help..thanks

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Every 30 seconds a leg is lost to diabetes somewhere in the world. The development of foot problems is not an inevitable consequence of having diabetes. Indeed, most foot lesions are preventable. However, recent statistics are somewhat depressing: approximately a quarter of all people with diabetes worldwide at some point during their lifetime will develop sores or breaks (ulcers) in the skin of their feet. Moreover, as the number of people with diabetes rises worldwide, there can be little doubt that the burden of diabetes-related foot problems will increase in future years, particularly given that at least one in 10 people at the time of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has risk factors for foot damage. The average cost for primary healing in the USA has been estimated to be between US$7000 and US$10000. The direct cost of an amputation associated with the diabetic foot is estimated to be between US$30000 and US$60000. The estimated cost for three years of subsequent care ranges from US$43000 to US$63000 — mainly due to the increased need for home care and social services. The corresponding cost for individuals with primary care has been estimated to be just over US$16000 to nearly US$27000. In addition to these costs, there are indirect costs due to loss of productivity to consider. If cost estimates are broadened to include the costs to the individual and loss of quality of life, then the estimated cost of the diabetic foot in the USA is some US$4 billion a year. Good …

Diabetes Care Club Launches New Interactive Website for Millions of Diabetes Patients
Patients Can Ask Questions of Diabetes Expert, Interact With Other Patients, and Find Healthy Recipes at www.diabetescareclub.com

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Novo Nordisk Creates ‘App’ to Help Doctors Dose Insulin, Supporting New Trend in Diabetes Care
Novo Nordisk announced today the availability of NovoDoseâ¢â the first-ever mobile insulin dosing guide for physicians to look up dosing guidelines and blood glucose goals for their patients with diabetes, a disease that affects nearly 24 million Americans.

Health Care: Sanford-Burnham recruits 2 more scientists
The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, which has been the anchor of Orlando’s budding “medical city” complex, has recruited two more scientists to join its faculty. These additions bring the number of scientific investigators to 17, more than halfway toward the institute’s goal of 30 investigators.

First Set of New Health Care Changes to Kick In
Initial Provisions of New Health Care Law Could Help About 1 Million of the Uninsured Have Coverage by 2011