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Article: You or Someone You Love Could Have Diabetes and Not Know It; Rite Aid and the American Diabetes Association Sound the Alert for Diabetes Awareness.
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- March 27, 2006
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CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Tuesday, March 28, is American Diabetes Alert Day, and Rite Aid (NYSE, PCX:RAD) is supporting the American Diabetes Association (ADA) as they encourage people to find out if they're at risk for developing diabetes. All Rite Aid pharmacies are distributing ADA Diabetes Risk Tests tomorrow and will continue to distribute the test year round to further awareness of the importance of screening for the disease.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 20.8 million Americans have diabetes, a 14 percent increase from the numbers reported by the CDC in 2003. The goal of Diabetes Alert Day is to educate the estimated 41 million Americans who ...