ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association announced the launch of a new tabloid publication, DOC News, for primary care physicians and nurse practitioners who manage the care of those with and at risk for diabetes. The “DOC” is not a play on words, but rather the acronym for one of the most important public health crises in the world: the triad of diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
“Physicians have a great need for integrated information about those with diabetes, those headed for diabetes, and those with particular complications such as cardiovascular disease,” said Editor-In-Chief Irl B. Hirsch, MD. “DOC News is the first resource that integrates this cluster of conditions affecting all of our patients, and for that matter, our families.”
DOC News provides the most timely, comprehensive, and easy-to-read information available, through coverage of scientific meetings in the U.S. and abroad, summaries of the latest publications in the top journals, and spotlights on the latest clinical trials. Drawing on its editorial board of multidisciplinary experts, DOC News addresses questions in the areas of primary care, endocrinology, cardiology, pharmacology, nursing and nutrition, and other topics crucial to all those who treat patients confronting diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
Initially released quarterly in 2004 before going monthly in 2005, DOC News has a controlled circulation of 100,000 family practice and internal medicine physicians and nurse practitioners.
The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s premier voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy. The Association’s mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Founded in 1940, the Association provides services to hundreds of communities across the country. For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit http://www.diabetes.org/. Information from both these sources is available in English and Spanish.
American Diabetes Association
CONTACT: Saunsurae Robinson of the American Diabetes Association,+1-703-549-1500 ext. 2290
Web site: http://www.diabetes.org/