1.
7 walnuts a day deliver health benefits
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- About 19 million U.S. adults reported receiving diabetes treatment in 2007, more than double the 9 million who received care in 1996, health officials say.
The report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, found that from 1996 to 2007, people age 65 and older treated for diabetes increased from 4.3 million to 8 million; for people ages 45-64, the increase was 3.6 million to 8.9 million; and for those ages 18-44, the increase went from 1.2 million to 2.4 million.
The cost of diabetes treatment paid by all sources more than doubled, from $18.5 billion in 1996 (in 2007 dollars) to $41 billion in 2007. Outpatient care costs doubled from about $5 billion to roughly $10 billion, the report said.
Total prescription drug costs nearly increased fourfold, from $4 billion to $19 billion over the 11-year period from 1996 to 2007. Per patient, the cost of prescription medicines more than doubled, rising from $495 a year in 1996 to $1,048 in 2007, the report said.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Health News Stories | |
WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) --
President Obama has put U.S. foreign policy on auto-pilot while he concentrates on getting re-elected, a senior Republican senator said Sunday.
|
'Men in Black' leads U.S. box office ... Michelle Obama, daughters see Beyonce ... Lady Gaga cancels Jakarta gig for security ... Madonna asks for pool at Israel venue ... News from United Press International.
|
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 27 (UPI) --
A black bear didn't go over a river but went to the woods after scampering through residential and industrial areas of Anchorage, Alaska, police said.
|
To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
