Diabetic Nutrition Links

Extension resumes Diabetic Cooking School

Regional Extension Agent, Sharon Haynes, Human Nutrition/Diet, recently held a 3-day class at the Beulah Baptist Church. Participants were: Carol Brown, Martha Brown, Sandra Brown, Audrea Burgess, Pamela Campbell, Shirley Dowdy, Hattie Gentry, Kim Grubb, Bonnie Laminack, Joan Price and Betty Smith.

Adequate calcium intake maintains optimum bone mass

A broad range of scientific research has demonstrated that an adequate intake of calcium plays an important role in building and maintaining optimum bone mass, and a recent meta-analysis published online in the British Medical Journal should not cause consumers to doubt the value of calcium supplements for maintaining bone health.

Pivotal PINNACLE trial results of VELCADE in patients with relapsed/refractory MCL released

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today reported new correlative science data from the pivotal PINNACLE trial of VELCADE (bortezomib) in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma. The data, derived from an analysis of archived tumor samples, tested pre-specified biomarkers for their association with time to progression and response to treatment with VELCADE in patients with ...

USDA examines diabetes benefits of cinnamon

Nutrition researchers from USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are purifying, characterizing and evaluating the components of cinnamon and other spices to explore their beneficial effects on insulin levels and related functions.

Giant Eagle® Expands Free Prescription Program to Include Free Diabetes Medicines in Northeast Ohio

CLEVELAND, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- With diabetes affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania, Giant Eagle®, Inc. has announced that it will begin offering five commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes at no cost to medical prescription holders. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100729/NE42933LOGO ...