According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million children and adults in the United States - a whopping 8.3 percent of the population - have some form of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, specifically, is increasingly considered a national epidemic - a health crisis that has hit working class and poor communities with a powerful punch. As November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, let's take a closer look at the disease and the steps you can take today to help prevent it.

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Jackson Purchase Medical Center Names Fred Pelle CEO

7/5/2011

Jackson Purchase Medical Center (JPMC) announced today that Fred L. Pelle, FACHE, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective July 11, 2011.

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JPMC Offers Free Colorectal Cancer Detection Kits

5/5/2011

Jackson Purchase Medical Center held an educational luncheon on Colorectal Cancer Awareness featuring Ruben Cuadrado, M.D., Gastroenterologist, on Wednesday, May 4, 2011.

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Dr. Pitaras Board Certified in Critical Care

1/13/2011

Dr. Elias Pitaras, Jackson Purchase Medical Center board certified nephrologist, recently received his board certification in critical care medicine and is the only nephrologist in the region to obtain this certification.

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JPMC's First Baby of the Year

1/3/2011

JPMC is proud to announce the 2011 first baby of the year.

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