'Pre-diabetes' need not become diabetes (Akron Beacon Journal) We've heard it called ''borderline diabetes'' or ''a touch of sugar'' ? when blood tests reveal higher than normal blood sugar levels that haven't quite reached the threshold to be called diabetes....more...High Cholesterol (ThirdAge) One of the most significant discoveries in preventive medicine is that elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood accelerate atherosclerosis , a condition commonly known as hardening of the arteries....more... Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on ENHANCE Trial (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. & KENILWORTH, N.J.----Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals today announced that an independent panel of clinical and biostatistics experts was convened on Friday, November 16, 2007 to offer advice about the prospective analysis of the ENHANCE trial....more... All contents, unless so noted, ©2007 Estes Park Trail-Gazette (Estes Park Trail Gazette) Nov. 10 ? ?Secrets and Hidden Meanings? featuring the Renegade Artist Group at the Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery; collection of contemporary works features shrines, masks, mixed media, acrylic, oil, photography and found objects, www.estesarts.com, 586-9203....more... Healthfest 2007 draws 'steady flow' of people (Mount Pleasant News) Frank Jacobs gets diabetes risk information from public health employee Tess Allworth. Jacobs had an uncle who had diabetes, he said. Jacobs is from Mt. Pleasant but works with the Fairfield National Guard....more... |