January 2012


Thembi Ford wrote an interesting post today on Bloomberg uses 'photoshopped amputation' to deliver diabetes …
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Bloomberg uses 'photoshopped amputation' to deliver diabetes message.

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Funny Or Die wrote an interesting post today on Diabetes Didn't Cost That Man His Leg, Photoshop Did The Dirty …
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They used a shocking image of a man with part of one leg amputated, to show how diabetes is not fun. Thing is, that man has both his legs intact, and might not even have diabetes for all we know. Scare tactics are one way to …

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Luke Timmerman wrote an interesting post today on Diabetes Prevention Ad Photoshops Its Way Into Controversy …
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Attention-grabbing public health advertisements with shock value seem to be cropping up all over the place, and a new set of ads from the New York City.

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Leo Galland, M.D. wrote an interesting post today on Elite athletes visit Tucson children who have diabetes – Tucson …
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"Team Type 1" bicyclists also have diabetes and shared their stories with the children.

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The Huffington Post News Editors wrote an interesting post today on This Diabetes Amputation Was Photoshopped – National – The …
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The latest New York City public health campaign was so determined to make it very clear that diabetes leads to amputation that it created a fictional amputee.

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Luke Timmerman wrote an interesting post today on Diabetes Amputations Falling Dramatically, CDC Says
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ATLANTA — Foot and leg amputations were once a fairly common fate for diabetics, but new government research shows a dramatic decline in limbs lost to the disease, probably due to better treatments. The rate has fallen by …

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steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) wrote an interesting post today on Novo Nordisk Adds Diabetes Research to Seattle Immunology Team …
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Novo Nordisk, the world's largest maker of diabetes treatments, is increasing its bet on Seattle's biomedical research community. Denmark-based Novo said.

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Funny Or Die wrote an interesting post today on Paula Deen Reportedly "Baffled" By Response to Diabetes Reveal …
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Paula Deen is reportedly far from pleased with the response she's gotten after coming forward with her diabetes, according to a new report.

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The Huffington Post News Editors wrote an interesting post today on Paula Deen's Diabetes Ad from betsysodaro, Avin Das, Andy …
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Categories: Sketch Real Life. Keywords: paula deen diabetes cooking cook chef butter buttered bread donut burger egg disgusting gross ham to the face impression ad advertisement commercial psa sugar insulin dead ill sick fat …

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unknown wrote an interesting post today on New York City Diabetes Ad Features Altered Photo To Make Man An …
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NEW YORK — The latest New York City public health campaign warning against diabetes features a photo of an overweight amputee. But it turns out that an ad agency, not diabetes, was to blame for his missing leg.

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