Diabetic Monitor - Articles
Health Headlines - November 7
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Meredy
FDA Issues Warning Letters To Flavored Cigarette SellersWarning letters have been sent to companies using Web sites to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.A ban on the sale of candy- or fruit-flavored cigarettes that took effect Sept. 22 is meant to reduce the number of children and teens ...
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29 weeks, AB, kids who clean!
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Ellyn
29 weeks, a few days late. Forgive the picture quality...I left my camera at home. I'm midway through my trip to Advanced Bionics headquarters in California and I am having a great time and getting so much out of it...I can't even tell you. We met with the President of the company today, and took a tour of the building where they build each and eve ...
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Women Catching Up to Men in Heart Disease
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Carolyn C.
New research has found that while middle-aged men still have higher rates of cardiovascular disease, women are unfortunately catching up.Men still have more heart attacks than women, but that gap is narrowing. The study found that while men’s rate of heart attacks declined, women’s rate increased. Furthermore, among middle-aged America ...
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Parents Do Matter After All
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Dr. Laura F.
As a parent of adult children, all of whom managed to dodge the many pitfalls of adolescence, I have never bought into the Judith Rich Harris thesis about parents not making any difference. Just because some parents do not choose to be involved does not mean that those who are involved do not have an impact. I have been concerned that young parents ...
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an inhaler is NOT that hard to carry around!!!
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Kerri
So, as one of our kids was leaving today, the director pulled her mom over to the side and said “She had a little trouble breathing earlier. I took her into the office and monitored it, and after ten minutes she was fine.”This girl? One of our two kids with asthma [that I know of] that does not carry their inhaler with them. FML.Girl ...
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How Do NASCAR and Diabetic Foot Care Go Together?
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Dr. Andrew Schneider
November is National Diabetes Month and the American Podiatric Medical Association’s “Diabetes is a Family Affair” campaign is in full swing. Information about Diabetic foot health can be found on television morning programs, magazines, and newspapers around the country. Even NASCAR is getting involved.In honor of November&rsquo ...
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Missing Robert
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Joan Price
I'm trying to work on my book, but as my birthday approaches, I miss Robert so horribly that I had to write memories of him. Excerpts: I cried with Robert when we were forced to accept his death. His mind stayed strong at first as his body weakened. While he still had the strength, he prepared with the care and organization that he always ran his l ...
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Remember, remember
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Ellie
Thank goodness, in 1605, some Catholic extremists decided to blow up parliament. Thank goodness one of them lost his nerve and caused them to fail. If that hadn't happened, there wouldn't be a November holiday in the UK! Traditional Guy Fawkes day, or bonfire night, is celebrated with a bonfire including burning and effigy of Fawkes, and a firew ...
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Your Thoughts?
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Marni R.
I am about to read two books: 1) South beach diet 2) Volumetrics eating plan I am currently not on a diet and never intend to pick up a book in order to follow the steps to lose weight. Believe me, I have read countless articles and have seen many infomercials on weight loss, but a diet is just not in my vocabulary. However, I'm very interested ...
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