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Article: The American Diabetes Association 'Sounds the Alert' for More Than Six Million Americans Who Have Diabetes But Don't Know It.
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- March 23, 2006
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18th Annual American Diabetes Alert Day Held on March 28, 2006
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, March 28, 2006, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) will "Sound the Alert" about diabetes. Diabetes is the fifth deadliest disease in the United States, 1.5 million people are diagnosed each year and, despite aggressive research efforts, there remains no cure in sight. Even with this high degree of visibility and vast scope, almost one-third of those affected by diabetes, or more than six million people, are not aware that they have the disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that diabetes now ...