Type 1 diabetes can affect people at any age but is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. According to the World Heart Federation (WHF), the prevalence of type 1 diabetes is also increasing across the world. What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? When you ...
Despite substantial declines since 2000, lower respiratory infections (LRIs), diarrhoeal diseases, and malaria remain among the leading causes of nonfatal and fatal disease burden for children under 5 years of age (under 5), primarily in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The spatial burden of each of...
Diabetes, often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus, describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the person has high blood glucose (blood sugar), either because insulin production is inadequate, or because the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin, or both. Patients with...
For example, more than 85% of premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) occur in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes account for more than 80% of all premature NCD deaths worldwide [5, 6]. A ...
Two mutants of Escherichia coli K12 that are temperature sensitive in cell growth and lambda phage production are shown to contain at least two mutations. One of the mutations in each of the isolates is in the hsd locus, and modification and restriction of lambda exhibits temperature sensitivity....
Diabetes Diverticular disease Hypothyroidism Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Multiple sclerosis Parkinson’s disease Spinal cordorbrain injuries Other Causes Some reasons for constipation don't fall into any of the other categories. They might cause constipation on their own or contribute to constipation ...
Over the past few decades, a number of risk factors for colorectal cancer have been identified, including: fam- ily history of colorectal cancer [6], inflammatory bowel disease [7], diabetes [8], obesity [9], excessive alcohol consumption [10], high consumption of red and processed meat [...
Considering previous reports of an increased prevalence of diabetes in visually impaired individuals in Korea (adjusted OR = 2.273, 95% CI = 1.503–3.437) and reports on the relationship between mortality and diabetic retinopathy, increased mortality in the blindness group may be mainly ...
The global CNS disorders market, in 2022, was valued at $116 billion, ranking it as the fourth largest therapy area behind oncology ($189 billion), immunology ($138 billion), and diabetes ($134 billion). Looking ahead, with ongoing improvements in CNS innovation, growth is exp...
Heart or cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and often can be attributed to lifestyle factors that increase the risk of atherosclerosis or narrowing of arteries.Smoking, along with poorly controlledhypertension(high blood pressure), anddiabetes, causes inflammation...