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November 2006
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October 2006
- Kids take diabetes
appeal to Parliament Hill - winnipegsun.com - October 30, 2006 - Members of Parliament may be handing out money instead of
candy this Halloween. Nearly 50 children with Type 1 diabetes, including one
from Winnipeg, are expected to converge on Parliament Hill tomorrow to lobby for
funding for a "Made in Canada Cure.""
- In brief: El
Pasoan is named to state diabetes board - El Paso Times - October 11, 2006, 06:14 GMT. AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday that he
appointed El Pasoan Maria Duarte-Gardea to the Texas Diabetes Council. The
council focuses on developing and implementing public awareness strategies for
diabetes and its complications.
- Governor launches
campaign aimed at preventing diabetes - Knoxville News Sentinal - October 10, 2006, 04:45
GMT. NASHVILLE -- Gov. Phil Bredesen on Monday launched a new
health and wellness campaign aimed at preventing diabetes and encouraging
Tennesseans to adopt healthier lifestyles.
- New state
initiative to tackle obesity, diabetes problems - WBIR-TV - October 9, 2006, 18:17 GMT. The Tennessee Heart Association puts Tennessee third in the
nation for childhood obesity and among the top five for Type Two diabetes.
- Statement Of The American Diabetes Association On The NY City Health Department's Proposal To Phase Out Artificial - Medical News Today - October 5, 2006, 07:06 GMT. The American Diabetes Association applauds the New York City Health Department's proposal to eliminate artificial trans fats in all New York City restaurants and make calorie content for foods served in restaurants publicly available on menus and menu boards.
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September 2006
Governor signs bill that publicizes
diabetes - Schools will have to provide information about type-2 diabetes to
parents and guardians of incoming seventh-grade students by mid-2010 under
legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Schwarzenegger. 09/14/2006 Mother sues drug company over diabetes
- A West Baton Rouge Parish woman has filed a federal lawsuit
against Eli Lilly and Co., claiming her son developed diabetes after taking the
drug Zyprexa for three months in 2003.
09/14/2006
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August 2006
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July 2006
Henry
signs diabetes center in law - Gov. Henry has signed a bill that formally
begins the next step in the creation of what is being described as a
state-of-the art diabetes center. 07/24/2006 Seneca
Health Program Seeks to Stem Diabetes - Diabetes affects half of all Seneca
Nation members, either personally or because a family member has the disease.
That staggering statistic has motivated those both on and off the three Seneca
reservations to take action. 07/20/2006
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June 2006
EU funds stem cell
research - European Union ministers agreed today to permit limited use of EU
funds for research involving human embryonic stem cells, provided it does not
entail destroying embryos. 07/25/2006
Bush Veto Draws Line on Stem
Cells - Announcing the first veto of his presidency,
President Bush said he rejected a popular bill on stem cell research Wednesday
because it "crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to
respect."Bush struck a defiant tone, saying the bill would have forced taxpayers
"to fund the deliberate destruction of human embryos. And I'm not going to allow
it." 07/20/06
In Diabetes Drug Suit, Judge Rules in Favor of Novo - In a lightning-fast decision, for a federal
court, at least, a judge has struck down a lawsuit brought by Sanofi-Aventis
that sought to block a competitor's claims about diabetes drug Levemir. 06/29/2006 Landrieu Opposed Diabetes Patients - Landrieu opposed diabetes patients People with diabetes have dodged a bullet. Recently, the U.S. Senate debated - and defeated - a bill that would have taken away lifesaving health-care coverage for millions of Americans with diabetes and other chronic diseases. 06/07/2006
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May 2006
Rep.
Langevin Continues Push for Stem Cells - Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI)
today announced that he will be traveling to London, England, next week to learn
more about that country's investments in adult and embryonic stem cell research.
This bipartisan congressional trip comes on the heels of the one-year
anniversary of House passage of H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement
Act, which passed in May 2005 by a bipartisan vote of 238-194. 05/23/2006 NJ
Catholic hospitals to support adult stem cell research - Lawmakers who support embryonic stem cell research and Roman Catholic
officials who oppose it don't often find themselves joined in agreement, but
that's what they did Tuesday to promote adult stem cell research through the
state's Catholic hospitals. 05/23/2006 Brothers
returned to parents - A judge has ordered that a severely diabetic boy and his older brother who
were put into foster care be returned to their parents, effectively ending a
three-month battle between the couple and youth protection services. But Judge Ginette Durand-Brault imposed strict conditions yesterday on issues
of health care and education to which the parents readily agreed. 05/19/2006 -
Don't
use kids as pawns in turf war - Taking children away from their parents is one of the most traumatic events
imaginable in a family's life. For the state to loosen, even temporarily, the
bonds that tie parent and child requires not only a compelling reason, but one
specified in law. 05/16/2006 Medicare to cover
diabetes services -
The Federal Government is expanding the number of services
available under Medicare for people with type II diabetes. New Medicare items
will be developed for services provided by dietitians, diabetes educators and
exercise physiologists. 05/12/2006 Medicare to cover group diabetes care - Group intervention by dieticians and exercise physiologists will be covered by Medicare for people with type two diabetes, the federal government announced on Friday. 05/12/2006 Hatch Pushing for Senate Vote on
Stem Cells - Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch is pressing Senate
leaders to open debate on a package of bills dealing with stem cell research in
hopes that Congress could vote to expand the research by the end of May. 05/10/2006 Democrats Push for Stem
Cell Vote in US Senate - Senate Democrats sought
on Thursday to jump-start a long-awaited debate on legislation to allow federal
funding of embryonic stem cell research by considering it while it debates other
health measures this month. 05/04/2006
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April 2006
- Federal Commitment To Diabetes
Prevention Falters In 2005 As Diabetes Epidemic Grows, USA - The fiscal year 2006 appropriations bill Congress is expected to pass today
contains cuts to critical diabetes prevention efforts at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to
the American Diabetes Association (ADA). 04/26/06New effort seeks
to put lid on junk food in the schools - Rising rates of obesity, diabetes in the U.S. spur move in
Congress Sixth-grader Vincent Yeung of Sun Prairie, Wis., says he drinks
Mountain Dew "only sometimes" and snacks "on special occasions" on chips like
the Fritos available at his school. 04/17/06
- Governor suggests
$114M initiative to fight diabetes - Along with his proposals for limited coverage for thousands
of Tennesseeans without health insurance, Gov. Phil Bredesen would like to
attack a specific health problem. Diabetes threatens thousands of individuals
across the state, whether they have insurance or not, he said. 04/17/06
Gov. Perdue Creates
Commission for Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Research and Medical
Treatment - Today Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an Executive Order creating the
Governor's Commission for Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Research and Medical
Treatment. The commission will establish a network of postnatal tissue and fluid
banks in partnership with universities, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and
private firms in Georgia for the purpose of collecting and storing postnatal
tissue and fluid. 04/14/2006 - Maryland House
Approves Stem Cell Research Legislation, Sends Measure To Governor 04/04/06
- Mo. Appeals
Court Upholds Language In Title of Stem Cell Research
Ballot 04/03/06
- Workers sue
railroad, linking schedules, stress to diabetes - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Several Union Pacific employee lawsuits
are linking their adult-onset diabetes with stress and erratic sleep patterns
forced by working under railroad work schedules. 04/02/06
- University of Oklahoma
president makes diabetes research request - Oklahoma State Senator Cal Hobson, D-Lexington, took bill 1056 to the Senate,
co-authored with Oklahoma State Senator Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City. It passed
the Senate in February and is now in the House's Appropriations and Budget
committee. It will likely go through the House this coming week. 04/02/06
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March 2006
Democrats Place Hopes on Stem
Cells - As state Rep. Linda Stender tries to oust Republican Rep. Michael
Ferguson from his congressional seat representing north-central New Jersey, she
hopes the promise of embryonic stem cell research, and Ferguson's opposition to
it, gives her a distinct advantage. 03/27/2006
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February 2006
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July 2005
Effects
of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Expansions on Children With
Chronic Health Conditions. 07/11/05
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January 2005
Bill
OK'd to let students test their own diabetes. 12/29/04
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