Public diabetes outreach targets African American communities
The American Diabetes Association launches Black History Month outreach in Aiken area churches with literature and screenings. Ethlyn Gibson will share information at Second Baptist Church and a Smith Hazel Center event offers free blood sugar screens. March events include Wal-Mart risk tests and Aiken Mall screenings.
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American Diabetes Association
Aiken
Ethlyn Gibson
Augusta-Aiken
Second Baptist Church
Hampton Ave
Smith Hazel Center
Wal-Mart
North Augusta
Aiken Mall
Aiken/Augusta
Medical guidelines guide early specialist referrals for diabetes
Aiken physicians gain new guidelines listing red flags that signal when to refer diabetes patients to specialists. Endocrinologist Dr. Wendy Lane says 11 specialties are covered, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary care to delay complications. Over 100 doctors attended the conference developing and adopting the guidelines.
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Aiken
Wendy Lane
Lane
Spe
Diabetes Treatment Centers of America
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Aiken Regional
HIV therapy revives blood cells as old ones reemerge
In a Nature Medicine study, scientists report that rapid early increases in blood cells after HIV therapy may come from old cells released from tissue reservoirs rather than new production. Co author Frank Miedema calls the evidence largely circumstantial but supportive.
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New York
Nature Medicine
Frank Miedema
Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam Medical Center
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Shaked
Liver injuries linked to mountain bike handlebars
A Lancet report from the University Hospital of Innsbruck notes handlebars with bar ends raise liver injury risk after crashes. In 52 emergency cases from 1995 to 1997, eight patients bled around the liver when handlebars struck the right abdomen. Researchers recommend forward-leaning riding and foam-covered handlebar attachments to reduce risk.
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London
University Hospital of
Innsbruck
Lancet
Astrology Birthday Horoscope Offensive
Horoscope style brief outlines daily guidance for signs Aries to Pisces. It covers career aims romance travel finances relationships and personal goals with cautions about honesty, reading fine print, and avoiding unsavory situations. The fragmentary text includes misspellings and typographical errors.
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Aquarius
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