Diabetes News – Weekly Newsletter for February 7-14, 2011

South Asia facing health crisis: World Bank

WASHINGTON – India and other South Asian countries are facing a health crisis with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that can hamper development, a new World Bank report warns.

Empirical evidence is scant, but earlier projections suggested that ten years from 2005, deaths from heart disease, stroke, and …. Read the original article  : South Asia facing health crisis: World Bank.

Nano drug promising in treatment of chronic wounds

WASHINGTON – Scientists have developed a low cost, nanometer-sized drug to treat chronic wounds including diabetic foot ulcers or burns.

Poor blood circulation arising from diabetes often results in skin wounds which do not heal, causing pain, infection and at times amputation.
Several proteins, called growth factors, have been found to speed up … Read more >>.

Awareness about kidney risks posed by diabetes ‘very low’

WASHINGTON – According to a multi-cultural study, the first time that many patients realise that diabetes can affect their kidneys is when they are referred to renal services.

UK researchers who spoke to 48 patients with diabetes attending specialist renal services in Leicester, … Read more : Awareness about kidney risks posed by diabetes ‘very low’.