Todd: Hello, Mike. Mike: Hey. Todd: Now, Mike, you are diabetic. Mike: That's right. Todd: OK, so that means you have diabetes. Mike: That's right. Todd: Can you explain what diabetes is? Mike: OK, basically, your body... everybody has an organ in th...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 November 2007 November 14th is the first United Nations observed World Diabetes Day, and health experts say diabetes has reached epidemic levels in many countries, including the United States. In Los Angeles, diabet...
By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 28 June 2007 The World Health Organization has been gathering information on diabetes for more than 20 years. Its findings show that diabetes is second only to asthma as the most common chronic childhood disease. New...
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 12 June 2007 Obesity is a worldwide problem. Researchers have still not come up with the perfect diet or pill to help those who need to lose weight keep it off. The latest drug to show some promise is a synthetic hor...
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 02 April 2007 From Bombay to Beijing, a newly affluent Asian middle class is increasingly adapting Western lifestyles. Many city dwellers opt for high calorie fast food instead of healthier traditional meals and are becomin...
By Melinda Smith Washington 29 June 2006 Watch Coffee Benefits report Every morning millions of people around the world reach for a cup of coffee to start their day. But is that a good idea? For years, some health experts have warned about the negat...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Diabetes By Oliver Chanler Broadcast: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with Science in the News, a VOA Special E...