Visit Your GP Before Diabetes Visits You, Australian Medical Association
People with a family history of diabetes and those carrying additional weight should visit their GP to learn how to minimise the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, AMA Vice President Dr Gary Speck said , as National Diabetes Week kicked off. “You can’t change your family history or genetic make-up, but with the help of your family doctor you can prevent or delay the development of diabetes through lifestyle changes,” Dr Speck said.
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Live Healthy To Beat Diabetes National Diabetes Week: 13 - 19 July Australia
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging Australians to adopt a healthier lifestyle against the backdrop of National Diabetes Week. The awareness raising event runs from 13 - 19 July. “General practitioners are often the first point of contact in the health system for citizens with Type 2 diabetes.
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Potential To Prevent Loss Of Insulin In Type 2 Diabetes
There are two completely different diseases known as diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition that often starts in childhood or adolescence. Type 2 is a metabolic disorder sometimes associated with lifestyle. In both cases, the insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas die, albeit at different rates. Until now, it was thought that the processes leading to beta cell death were similar in both diseases.
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BodyLogicMD Reports Increase Of Patients Who Suffer From Adrenal Fatigue
Bioidentical hormone therapy physicians are noticing an increase of patients suffering from adrenal fatigue according to BodylogicMD. Women and men who suffer the side effects of menopause and andropause (the male menopause) often complain of stress, fatigue, depressed sex drive, weight gain, and anxiety - all of which are indicators of adrenal stress from high cortisol levels.
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Senate, House Reach Agreement On Policy Framework For Mental Health Parity Legislation
The House and Senate have reached an agreement on the policy framework for legislation that would require employers and health insurers to cover mental illnesses at the same level as physical illnesses, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Issue Brief Examines Effects Of Tax cipher On Health Insurance
“Tax Subsidies for Health Insurance,” Kaiser Family Foundation: The issue brief looks a the current tax treatment of health insurance, using examples of workers with different wage earnings to illustrate how the current tax cipher affects families depending on whether they have health coverage and whether that coverage is provided by an employer.
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Editorial, Opinion Piece, Letter To The Editor Address Health Care Issues In Presidential Election
Summaries of an editorial, opinion piece and letter to the editor about health care issues in the presidential election seem below. Editorial Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.
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