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Health: Diabetes Rates Nearly Double; Voters: Major Changes Are Needed in U.S. Health Care

October 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Health: Diabetes Rates Nearly Double; Voters: Major Changes Are Needed in U.S. Health Care October 31st, 2008 Diabetes rates nearly double. New cases of diabetes nearly doubled over the last decade in the United States, a trend made worse by high rates of obesity and inactivity in the South, a study of 33 states found. The U.S. rate of diabetes increased to 9.1 cases for every 1,000 people in 2005-2007, up from 4.8 in 1995-1997, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Health: Diabetes Rates Nearly Double; Voters: Major Changes Are Needed in U.S. Health Care

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