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Healthier Cafeteria Food, More Intense Gym Class Lowers Risk for Diabetes

June 24, 2010

Healthier cafeteria choices, longer and more intense periods of physical activity and a robust in-school education program can lower the risk of obesity and other risk factors for acquiring type 2 diabetes, according to a new study called HEALTHY. The ...

Helmsley Trust Grant Advances OHSU’s Search for a Diabetes Cure

November 03, 2009

The three-year, $450,000 grant – OHSU's first from the New York-based trust – will support work by Markus Grompe, M.D., a professor in the OHSU School of Medicine Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular and Medical Genetics. Grompe has earned ...

Elite Cyclist Discusses Challenges of Exercising With Diabetes

July 21, 2009

WHAT: Lonny Knabe, 32, a member of the elite cycling team Team Type 1 and native Oregonian, will meet with patients and families to discuss the challenges and successes associated with exercising with diabetes. Diabetes experts will be available to ...

Meyer Memorial Trust Grant Aids OHSU's Outreach in Diabetes Education

September 25, 2008

Meyer Memorial Trust has joined forces with Oregon Health & Science University to improve the quality of diabetes care in rural Oregon. A $500,000 grant from Meyer Memorial Trust will support an initiative by OHSU’s Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health ...

Calendar Alert: Pacific NW Summit Aims to Halt Diabetes Epidemic

September 16, 2008

WHAT: First annual Pacific Northwest Diabetes Health Summit – a gathering of national and community leaders, opinion makers and change agents interested in taking bold steps to improve the health of citizens of the Pacific Northwest by measurably ...

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