Children Double Use of Diabetes
Medicines, Study Says
American children
doubled their use of diabetes drugs from 2002 to 2005, driven mostly by a
surge in obesity, researchers said.
Rising diabetes levels
among kids helped boost the market to $11 billion last year from $8 billion
in 2003 and Donny Wong, an analyst at the market research firm Decision
Resources, said it may reach $20 billion by 2017. More kids also use
medicines for asthma, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and depression,
according to a study reported today.
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Diabetes Can Cause Eye Problems
November is National Diabetes Month. Anyone who has or may be at risk for
diabetes should have an annual eye examination.
"Diabetes affects 18.2 million Americans, 5.2 million of which may not
know they have the disease," said Dr. John Wood, therapeutic
optometrist. "One of the health problems associated with diabetes is
diabetic retinopathy, a disease of the eye which can cause
blindness."
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Fat Cats, Corpulent Canines at Diabetes Risk
Overfed Pets Risk Developing Diabetes, Just Like Humans A new obesity
epidemic is rising, and it's not in children or adults -- the epidemic is
striking animal companions. Obese and overweight pets are at
greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. In a country where 50 percent of
adults are overweight, and one in five is considered obese, the nation's pets
are also at risk.
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Pancreatic Cancer—Risk factors
Most scientists agree that these things affect the
risk of pancreatic cancer. Some may apply to you, but others may not.
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Pancreatic Cancer—Signs and symptoms
Signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer often don't
occur until the disease is advanced. When symptoms do appear, they may
include:
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