University of Arizona, partners to test new SmartSox to head off diabetic ulcers

Dr. David G. Armstrong, a podiatric surgeon at the University of Arizona, fits patient Pearl Badman with SmartSox, which use fiber optics and sensors to detect foot-pressure and temperature anomalies that could lead to troublesome diabetic ulcers later on.

University of Arizona, partners to test new SmartSox to head off diabetic ulcers

Hoping to lessen the scourge of diabetes, researchers and engineers at the University of Arizona are studying what may be the most expensive pair of socks in the world.

Healthier Paula Deen into portions, plate architecture

Food Network star and Southern cookbook author Paula Deen, who a year ago announced that she has type 2 diabetes, is sharing her tips on cooking to live a healthier, longer life.

Study: Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts

Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of radiation, starts five years after treatment and lasts for decades, doctors found.

Major public diabetes event in Tucson Saturday

A Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference will be held tomorrow - Saturday - at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave.

New family clinic for diabetics opens on Tucson's south side

Dr. Merri Pendergrass, an endocrinologist who has been working with diabetics for 25 years, talks about the examination rooms at the new diabetic treatment facility at the Family and Community Medicine Physician Offices. Pendergrass moved to Tucson a month ago to work in the facility. It is …

New family clinic for diabetics opens on Tucson's south side

Dr. Merri Pendergrass, an endocrinologist who has been working with diabetics for 25 years, talks about the examination rooms at the new diabetic treatment facility at the Family and Community Medicine Physician Offices. Pendergrass moved to Tucson a month ago to work in the facility. It is …

New family clinic for diabetics opens on Tucson's south side

With some help from Pima County, the University of Arizona Health Network opened joint clinics for families and people with diabetes on Tucson's south side this week. The county paid for the $2.1 million construction cost of the 22,000-square-foot Family and Community Medicine Physician Offi…

DJ, Reid Park Zoo’s mandrill, dies

A male mandrill named DJ that was born at the Reid Park Zoo in 1991 has died.

Bringing molecules together to fight type 2 diabetes

In addition to the changes we can see with our eyes when a person becomes overweight, changes also occur in the person's blood and cells. One of these changes is a decline in the blood levels of a hormone called adiponectin.

Bringing molecules together to fight type 2 diabetes

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Bringing molecules together to fight type 2 diabetes

This image shows electron micrographs and 3-D simulations of the one-unit (a), two-unit (b), and six-unit (c and d) versions of adiponectin, a hormone released into blood by fat cells. Each unit has three subunits.

Blog: Elks pledge $2.5 million for local research into childhood diseases

The Arizona Elks Major Projects has committed to raising $2.5 million for the University of Arizona’s Steele Children’s Research Center over the next 10 years.

Blog: Walk for Type One diabetes cure in Tucson today

WHEN: TODAY - Saturday, October 27, 2012

No. 1 health issue in Pima County: lack of access to care

Pima County's biggest health problem is a lack of access to medical care, a new report says.

No access to medical care called Pima County's biggest health concern

Pima County’s biggest health problem is a lack of access to medical care, a new report says.

Blog: Arizona among least obese states in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control released its 2011 map of adult obesity in the U.S. today.

Network helps people get healthy with food

Brenda Bryson and Mike Emerick check out recipes during a Healthy You Network potluck at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.

Network helps people get healthy with food

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Network helps people get healthy with food

Every week Arnaldo Méndez lifted weights with a trainer, went spinning, hit the Stairmaster and hiked an average of five miles. He was also overweight and on his way to becoming diabetic.