American Diabetes Association

Dr. Richard R. Rubin, a Johns Hopkins psychologist who counseled children and adults on how to cope with the emotional effects of diabetes, died of complications from prostate cancer March 25 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Monkton resident was 69....

In observance of the American Diabetes Association Alert Day, Tuesday, I challenge everyone who reads this to take the Diabetes Risk Test, and inspire their friends, family members and colleagues to do the same. Diabetes is a serious disease that strikes...

Ephraim McDowell Health recently was awarded the American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for its quality diabetes self-management education program. The ADA believes this program offers high-quality education that is an essential...

James Lloyd Keys, Jr., age 82, died Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his home in Helena, MT. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, his daughters Julie and Margaret, son-in-law Michael, grandchildren Jaime and Jonathan, and great granddaughter Charlotte. Jim was...

Ms. Brenda Sue Gearhart Wilhide, 51, of Shady Grove, Pa., died early Thursday afternoon, March 7, 2013, at Hershey Medical Center. Born Feb. 21, 1962, at Waynesboro Hospital, she was the daughter of Robert L. and Grace R. Seylar Gearhart. She was a...

Cheyenne, Wyo: Harvey Lee Hoellein, was born Oct. 20, 1938, in Ashton, S.D. and passed away on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, in Mesa, Ariz. Harvey grew up on a farm southwest of Northville. He graduated from high school in Northville. Harvey was married to...

FARGO, N.D. - Every now and then, someone emails me a story that is circulating on the Internet or Facebook. One day, the information was about artificial sweeteners. I happened to have a can of diet soda next to me. After reading the article, I could...

Over several years, 10-year-old Shannon Moran watched her grandfather slip away to diabetes. "I watched him struggle with it, and I wanted other people to not have to go through what my family had to go through," she said. "I wanted to make it better...

 The American Diabetes Association and the Frederick County Diabetes Coalition will show clips of "Choices," in HBO's "Weight Of The Nation" series from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the FMH Wellness Center at Francis Scott Key Mall.   A panel...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take a certain type of diabetes drug to lower blood sugar levels may be at an increased risk of developing an inflamed pancreas, according to a new study. Glucagonlike peptide 1(GLP-1) therapies that include...

Charles “Charley” Martin McCoy, 77, of 18732 Mesa Terrace, Hagerstown, Md., passed into eternal peace on Feb. 23, 2013. Born and raised in Funkstown, Md., he was the son of the late Mabel Alice Hoffman-McCoy and Raymond Lewis McCoy....

Martha Jean Ayers, 70, of 9706 Driftwood Lane, St. James Village, Hagerstown, Md., died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Nov. 5, 1942, in West Union, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Paul Eugene and Neva Akins Martin....