Diabetes Increasing Along U.S.-Mexico Border

Diabetes has become the leading cause of death in Mexico and the third-leading cause of death among those living along the U.S. side of the border, health officials from the United States and Mexico said in presenting the results of a new study coordinated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Analyzing data from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, the study finds that type 2 diabetes is increasing throughout border area, along with risk factors for the disease. Some 1. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Diabetes on November 4th, 2007