- ALLERGY, RESPIRATORY
- Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids
- New Spray Could Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Patients
- Using Music and Sports to Improve Kids' Asthma
- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Wristbands May Lessen Nausea After Radiation
- Spot light on Dani Antman New Lionheart teacher
- Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success
- ANIMAL CARE
- Separation Anxiety, Canine-Style
- Animals Respond to Acupuncture's Healing Touch
- 'Comfort Dogs' Come to Emotional Rescue
- BONES & JOINTS
- Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
- Scientists Discover How Osteoarthritis Destroys Cartilage
- 'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes
- CANCER
- Multiple Screening Strategy Boosts Cervical Cancer Detection
- Seaweed May Help Treat Lymphoma
- Green Tea May Help Prevent Oral Cancer
- CAREGIVING
- High Rate of Rehospitalizations Costing Billions
- Health Tip: Benefitting From Adult Day Care
- Tiniest Babies Carry Biggest Costs
- CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- Years of Exposure to Traffic Pollution Raises Blood Pressure
- Health Tip: Are You Anemic?
- Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's
- COSMETIC
- The Acne Drug Accutane More Than Doubles Depression Risk
- Mouse Study Finds Molecule That Tells Hair to Grow
- Get Sugared!.... Its a sweet choice for hair removal
- DENTAL, ORAL
- Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections
- Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
- Sports Drinks May Be Tough on Teeth
- DIABETES
- Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
- Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
- Fish Twice a Week Cuts Diabetics' Kidney Risks
- DIET, NUTRITION
- School Meals Need to Get Healthier
- Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss
- Is Coffee Good or Bad for Your Health?
- DISABILITIES
- Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's?
- Review Finds Marijuana May Help MS Patients
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- Agent Orange Exposure Tied to Prostate Cancer Return
- Main Ingredients in Household Dust Come From Outdoors
- Gas Cooking Might Up Your Cancer Risk
- EYE CARE, VISION
- Vision Test for Young Children Called Unreliable
- Florida Vision Test Law: Fewer Traffic Deaths Among Elderly
- Green Tea May Ward Off Eye Disease
- FITNESS
- Will the Wii Keep You Fit?
- Bursts of Vigorous Activity Appear to Be a 'Stress-Buffer'
- Research Confirms How Valuable A Healthy Lifestyle Can Be
- GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
- Olive Oil May Protect Against Bowel Disease
- New Yogurt May Ease Stomach Ulcers
- GENERAL HEALTH
- Spot light on Dani Antman New Lionheart teacher
- Hidden Salt in Diet Haunts Many With Heart Failure
- Olde Time Medicine Therapy May Prevent Alcoholic Relapse
- HEAD & NECK
- Ski Helmets Encouraged for All
- Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
- Many Children Will Outgrow Headaches
- HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
- E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits
- Imaging Sheds Light on How Acupuncture Works
- Airport Full Body Scanners Pose No Health Threat: Experts
- HEART & CARDIOVASCULAR
- A Little Chocolate May Do the Heart Good
- Fewer Heart Attacks After England Goes Smoke-Free
- Relaxation Tapes or Mozart Lower Blood Pressure
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States
- Dry Weather Boosts Odds of Flu Outbreaks
- Swine Flu Loves a Crowd
- KID'S HEALTH
- Exercise Helps Reduce Falls in Young and Old
- Obesity May Raise Kids' Allergy Risk
- Fussy Babys Could Be Out Of Your Control
- MEN'S HEALTH
- Vigorous Exercise Cuts Stroke Risk for Men, Not Women
- Could Chinese Herb Be a Natural Viagra?
- Strenuous Daily Workout May Keep Cancer at Bay
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Bullying Seems to Affect Kids Years Later
- Fear Response May Stem From Protein in Brain
- Love Hormone May Ease Discussion of Painful Topics
- PAIN
- Alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis
- 'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age
- Are We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.
- PREGNANCY
- Pregnant Women Exposed To Certain Pollutants Could Lower Childs IQ
- Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success
- Music of Mozart Soothes the Preemie Baby
- SENIORS
- Money May Matter, Health-Wise, in Old Age
- High-Impact Activity May Be Good for Old Bones
- Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
24 Million Americans Had Diabetes in 2007
By eHolistic.com Published: 06/24/2008
TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 24 million Americans had diabetes in 2007, an increase of more than 3 million over two years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.
In addition, another 57 million Americans had pre-diabetes, which puts people at increased risk for diabetes.
There was some good news. Over two years, the proportion of people with diabetes who don't know they have the disease decreased from 30 percent to 25 percent.
"It is concerning to know that we have more people developing diabetes, and these data are a reminder of the importance of increasing awareness of this condition, especially among people who are at high risk," Dr. Ann Albright, director of the CDC Division of Diabetes Translation, said in a prepared statement.
"On the other hand, it is good to see that more people are aware that they have diabetes. That is an indication that our efforts to increase awareness are working, and more importantly, that more people are better prepared to manage this disease and its complications," Albright said.
Among adults, diabetes increased in both men and women in all age groups, but the disease still disproportionately affects the elderly. Almost 25 percent of people aged 60 and older had diabetes in 2007, the CDC said.
Ethnic and minority disparities persist in rates of diagnosed diabetes: Native Americans and Alaska Natives, 16.5 percent; blacks, 11.8 percent; Hispanics, 10.4 percent; Asian Americans, 7.5 percent; and whites, 6.6 percent.
The data is in the 2007 Diabetes Fact Sheet developed by the CDC and other federal agencies.
The CDC also released estimates of diagnosed diabetes for all counties in the United States, which show higher rates of diabetes in areas of the Southeast and Appalachia where people traditionally been recognized as being at higher risk for heart disease, stroke and other chronic diseases.
"These data are an important step in identifying the places in a state that have the greatest number of people affected by diabetes. If states know which communities or areas have more people with diabetes, they can use that information to target their efforts or tailor them to meet the needs of specific communities," Albright said.
Diabetes, the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, can cause serious health complications such as heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and lower extremity amputations.
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-- Robert Preidt
SOURCE: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, news release, June 24, 2008
Last Updated: June 24, 2008
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