New York Diabetes Institute set to open on World Diabetes Day

Source: Earthtimes.org

'Beth Israel Medical Center has established the new Gerald J. Friedman Diabetes Institute, which offers state-of-the-art supportive care, education and research in a brand-new facility on Beth Israel's main campus in Lower Manhattan. The Institute, a gift to the people of the greater New York metropolitan area from the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research, has already enrolled over 300 patients -- though its official opening will be celebrated on November 14, 2007, which is World Diabetes Day. When fully operational, the Institute will have a full-time staff that will include nutritional, clinical and educational experts.'
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