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Fight against diabetes begins with Tour de Cure North Shore

People: Fight against diabetes begins with Tour de Cure North Shore Mari Ruddy, founder of the Red Rider program, visits Danvers to kick off this season’s Tour de Cure North Shore, which takes place in May and benefits the American Diabetes Association. A trial advocacy team from Massachusetts School of Law in Andover wins regional 2012 Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition.

Lower Limb Amputation Rates Associated With Diabetes Drop, US

An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that between 1996 and 2008, the number of leg and foot amputations among U.S. individuals, aged 40+ with diagnosed diabetes, decreased by 65%. The study, entitled "Declining Rates of Hospitalization for Non-traumatic Lower-Extremity Amputation in the Diabetic Population Aged 40 years or Older: U.S., 1988-2008," is ...

Downhill for Diabetes 2012 Scheduled for Feb. 26 in Killington, Vermont

Downhill skiers and snowboarders in and around the Killington, Vt., area will have a chance to do something good in late February 2012. There is a special fundraising event going on at the Pico Mountain Ski Resort. Here are the details: About the Event The fundraising event is...

Largest-ever gene study of Type 2 diabetes finds variants across many ethnic groups

The largest genetics study to date of Type 2 diabetes has identified new gene variants associated with risk for the common metabolic disease. An international scientific consortium, studying multi-ethnic populations, uncovered genes that may point to biological targets for developing more effective drugs for T2D.

Women with diabetes warned to take precautions when having a baby

Diabetic mothers-to-be have high risk of giving birth to children with congenital abnormality, study says Women who have diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect, research reveals. One out of 13 mothers-to-be with either Type 1 or Type 2 of the disease on giving birth have a child with a major congenital abnormality as a direct result of their condition ...