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"Science unearths diabetes 'Holy Grail'"

Source: NineMSN

Published: 06 Feb 2010

Category: Other

Rating: (1 stars)

Keywords: pancreas, insulin, low, blood, sugar, diabetes

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The development of an "artificial pancreas" has been hailed as a significant breakthrough in diabetes management but it could take another five years to reach diabetics.

The original article can be found at: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/1008809/science-unearths-diabetes-holy-grail

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Criteria	Rating
Total Score	1 of 8
Novelty of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Availability of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Treatment Options	Not Satisfactory (?)
Disease Mongering	Not Applicable
Evidence	Not Satisfactory (?)
Quantification of Benefits of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Harms of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Costs of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Sources of Information	Satisfactory (?)
Relies on Press Release	Not Applicable

what we said (Hover the mouse cursor over underlined words for more info)

A classic example of the "miracle breakthrough". It even has the headline "Holy Grail" however this is not new technology.

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