Epidemic

U.S. NewswireMay 03, 2011

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Capitol Hill Briefing Set For May 10

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By 2025, the number of people with diabetes will swell by 64% to more than 50 million Americans in all, according to projections by the Institute for Alternative Futures. The costs will swamp the health care system, with a price tag of almost $514 billion--an amount comparable to the total budget of today's Medicare program and a 72% increase from 2010.

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Epidemic

In an effort to raise awareness about this largely avoidable diabetes epidemic--its costs, complications and some evidence-based prevention strategies--the Diabe...

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