Free insulin syringes for struggling US patients

US diabetes patients who are struggling to pay for treatment during the recession will gain access to five million donated insulin syringes and pen needles free of charge.

US diabetes patients who are struggling to pay for treatment during the recession will gain access to five million donated insulin syringes and pen needles free of charge.

The NGO Direct Relief and the medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) will provide the donation, with BD...

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