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Diabetes: Protect your family
Pancreatic beta-cell mass and function diminish over time and ultimately leave patients with minimal capacity for insulin secretion. If someone has too much glucose in their blood for long periods, they can experience various problems. This can be triggered by an unhealthy diet or not enough physical activity . Typical symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, tiredness and recurrent... [Full Article...]
Diabetes cases soar, 1-in-11 adults affected: doctors
Cho. The increasing prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan is a wake-up call. "The findings suggest that our work to stem the tide of type 2 diabetes [the most common type] may be working, but we still have a very long way to go", said Ann Albright, director of the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation. [Full Article...]
Merck wins European approval for first-ever Ebola vaccine
The World Health Organization says the number of Ebola cases has decreased and stabilized over the past few weeks. The existing outbreak in the DRC has killed nearly two, 200 given that August 2018, producing virtually three, 300 cases. The firm celebrated the vaccine's approval Monday. Merck has made a submission to the World Health Organization seeking prequalification status for the vaccine... [Full Article...]
‘One in two people with diabetes are undiagnosed’
With diabetes becoming such an epidemic in India, the root causes are never looked at. If left untreated diabetes could lead to complications including recurrent infections, heart diseases, stroke, chronic renal failure, foot ulcers and gangrene, damage to the eyes and even coma. [Full Article...]
US drugmaker wins European approval for first-ever Ebola vaccine
Today, the European Union granted an Ebola vaccine " conditional marketing authorization ". The CHMP's recommendation is the result of many years of collaborative global efforts to find and develop new medicines and vaccines against Ebola. [Full Article...]
Superbug Infections Rising, but Deaths Falling — CDC
Since 2013, there has been an 18% drop in deaths from all types of antibiotic-resistant infections. CDC officials called the numbers in this report "more precise, though still conservative, estimates of the human costs of antibiotic resistance". [Full Article...]
Minnesota leads in lung cancer survival rate, behind in critical scans
Nationally the report revealed a positive trend in the survival rate of those with lung cancer, going from 17.2 percent a decade ago to 21.7 percent now. The report also said in Alabama, just 4.1% of those at high-risk for lung cancer were screened. Survival: Lung cancer has one of the lowest five-year survival rates because cases are often diagnosed at later stages when it is less likely to... [Full Article...]
As US-Turkey meeting begins, Trump praises relation with Erdogan
SDF forces were already stretched to breaking point, and the incursion meant troops had to be deployed to the front lines rather than guard ISIS prisoners and civilians who had been living in areas under the group's control. Kobani claimed that Turkey is actively driving the ISIS resurgence. After his visit to the United States, Erdogan plans to hold talks on Syria with Russian President Vladi... [Full Article...]