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Medicine or food? People with diabetes in Liberia sometimes have to choose between the two

Diabetes is on the rise globally. Since the 1980s the number of people living with the disease has quadrupled from 108 million to 537 million.

The Conversation

State government plans to launch Gruha Arogya for all

Govt. to launch Gruha Arogya, a comprehensive health care scheme for all. KABHI & awareness programmes to be taken up. Door-to-door survey to identify individual patients & trace disease prevalence. Free health care, medicine & surgeries for eligible beneficiaries in 8 districts. Focus on lifestyle diseases.

The Hindu

‘Understand the risk factors and adopt lifestyle modifications for a healthy heart’

At a webinar on addressing premature atherosclerotic heart disease, doctors raised the need to understand the risk factors and adopt lifestyle modifications for a healthy heart

The Hindu

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New eye disease treatment method could replace injections with eyedrops: Research

A novel chemical created at the University of Illinois Chicago may offer an alternative to injections for the millions of people who suffer from an eye condition that causes blindness. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

The splendid life of Jimmy Carter – 5 essential reads

In Mark 8:34-38 a question is asked: “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

The Conversation

Sleep problems may raise the risk of heart disease—the number one killer of American women. 8 steps can help protect your health

Middle aged women who have ongoing insomnia or get little sleep each night may be at greater risk for heart disease.

Fortune

Floods linked to increased deaths from heart and lung disease, Australian-led research shows

Exclusive: Governments must protect people for weeks after event, researchers say, citing reduced access to health services and increased exposure to pathogens

The Guardian - AU

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Study Debunks ‘Fat But Fit’ Myth, Links Obesity To Higher Risk Of Heart Disease

German researchers find that even metabolically healthy obese individuals are 50% more likely to develop coronary heart disease.

Zenger

'I wouldn't wish it upon anyone': horrors of meningococcal

'I was given a less than 5 per cent chance of survival.'

Newcastle Herald

Hope and false hope for Alzheimer's sufferers

Scientists have worked out how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease, but there's caution over starting the celebrations just yet.

Newsroom.co.nz

In a first in the country, BBMP to administer five-in-one vaccine to stray dogs in Bengaluru

For the first time in the country for any civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will administer a five-in-one vaccine for stray canines to protect them from five diseases, including the highly contagious canine distemper virus.

The Hindu

Starbucks develops coffee seeds that can withstand climate change effects

Starbucks-developed seeds of arabica, which accounts for 70% of global coffee production, are cultivated to resist diseases

The Guardian - US

African swine fever reported in Kozhikode

Kozhikode reports African swine fever, a highly contagious viral disease, for the first time. No pig farms in the affected area, so Animal Husbandry and Wildlife Depts. plan to train pig farm owners in 10-km radius. No threat to humans, but no vaccines or treatments. Training session in Kozhikode on…

The Hindu

A Serendipitous Genetic Fluke Could Lead to a Revolutionary Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

In a study published Wednesday researchers created a new antibody therapy for Alzheimer's disease based on a genetic mutation, though the work is still in very early stages.

Inverse

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The new malaria vaccine will prevent many deaths – but it’s by no means the end of the disease

The new R21/Matrix-M vaccine will be far more easily available than the first vaccine – but the reality of life in Africa will blunt its impact

AAP

Pacific nation pledges to eliminate cervical cancer

Tens of thousands of women in Vanuatu will have access to cervical cancer screening, treatment and vaccines as the nation commits to eliminating the disease.

WEKU

A 'dream' come true: Now there are 2 vaccines to slash the frightful toll of malaria

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.Tedros, says he used to "dream of the day when we would have a ... vaccine against malaria. Now, we have two."

WEKU

'Eve' author says medicine often ignores female bodies. 'We've been guinea pigs'

Author Cat Bohannon says there's a "male norm" in science that prioritizes male bodies. Female bodies have been left out of countless clinical studies, and research is only just starting to catch up.

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Top 3 Biotech Stocks Leading the Way This October

The biotech industry is well-positioned for strong growth thanks to increasing demand for high-quality treatments for chronic diseases. Given this backdrop, quality biotech stocks Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), Amgen (AMGN), and Gilead Sciences (GILD) could be solid buys for October. Read on….

The National (Scotland)

Scottish footballer opens up on facing incurable brain condition

Robbie McNab knows that one day he will likely be faced with the challenge of dealing with Huntington’s disease.

The Hindu

Central study team likely to visit State tentatively by October 10

Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy announced that a Central study team will assess crop loss due to scanty rainfall in 195 taluks of Karnataka, of which 161 are severely drought-hit. The State govt. has requested ₹4,000 crore relief from Centre & released ₹148 crore to compensate farmers affected by wilt disease.…

Evening Standard

Patients with liver disease three times more likely to have personality disorder

Sufferers of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) at increased risk of developing serious mental health issues

Pedestrian.tv

An Aus Influencer Detailed A Pedicure Experience That Was So Bad She Got A Pressure Headache

“I’m not a walking disease.”

Zenger

Plant Protein Holds Promise For Treating Huntington’s Disease In Humans

Scientists discover a protein in plants that reduces clumping of proteins responsible for neurodegenerative diseases.

The Conversation

Long COVID patients are much more likely to have multiple organ abnormalities

It wasn’t that long ago that some people speculated that long COVID was all in the mind – a psychosomatic illness. Thankfully, that period of speculation is now behind us. We have compelling evidence that long COVID is very real and can affect major organs in people who were previously…

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