Tag: diabetes

Saturday, November 14th 2020 - 08:34 UTC
WHO's message on World Diabetes Day; it affects 6% of world population

This year’s World Diabetes Day, Saturday 14 November, falls during a global pandemic which has already taken the lives of well over a million people. People with diabetes are paying a particularly high price. Not only do they have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease and death when infected, but many are having difficulty accessing the treatment they need due to disruptions to essential health services.
Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 07:09 UTC
Diabetes Type 1 among children in UK almost doubled during Covid-19 peak, Imperial College

Cases of type 1 diabetes among children in a small UK study almost doubled during the peak of Britain's COVID-19 epidemic, suggesting a possible link between the two diseases that need more investigation, scientists said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:40 UTC
Most coronavirus patients in US with underlying diabetes, heart disease and long term lung problems

Diabetes, heart disease and long-term lung problems are the most common underlying conditions among Americans hospitalized with the illness caused by the new coronavirus, but more than one in five people requiring intensive care had no such health issues, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
Diabetes epidemic affects 460 million, 1 in 11 adults and is top-10 killer worldwide

More than 460 million people - 1 in 11 adults - now suffer from diabetes, largely brought on by an over-rich lifestyle short on exercise, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) said on Thursday.
Wednesday, November 7th 2018 - 08:39 UTC
Lobbying in UK to impose a price-hiking “meat tax” to prevent 6.000 deaths annually

A price-hiking “meat tax” could prevent almost 6,000 deaths per year in the UK and save the economy more than £70 million in avoided healthcare costs, say researchers Globally, meat taxes could save an estimated 220,000 lives by 2020 and reduce healthcare costs by £30.7 billion, a study has found.
Tuesday, January 12th 2016 - 06:30 UTC
Five cups of coffee a day good for the heart and to combat diabetes, says 10-year study

A major US study has found that people who drink up to five cups of coffee daily are less likely to die from health issues such as heart disease and diabetes compared to those who don’t drink coffee at all. The 10-year study found that the more coffee people drank, the less likely they were to die early. The results were similar with people who drank decaffeinated coffee.
Saturday, November 14th 2015 - 12:02 UTC
World Diabetes Day, 14 November; 350 million people suffer the chronic disease

The World Health Organization is marking World Diabetes Day on 14th November calling for greater action to turn the growing tide of the global diabetes epidemic and has announced that World Health Day, on 7 April will focus on the issue of diabetes.
Tuesday, October 8th 2013 - 06:38 UTC
Nobel medicine prize for work on how hormones are transported in and outside cells

Americans James Rothman and Randy Schekman and Germany's Thomas Suedhof won the 2013 Nobel medicine prize for their work on how hormones are transported within and outside cells, giving insight into diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2013 - 17:22 UTC
Cardiovascular diseases remain number one cause of death, says WHO

Cardiovascular diseases remain the number one cause of death throughout the world, and killed nearly 17 million people in 2011, that is 3 in every 10 deaths. Of these, 7 million people died of ischemic heart disease and 6.2 million from stroke, reports the World Health Organization.
Sunday, February 5th 2012 - 08:02 UTC
Added sugar and sweeteners are “health risks as serious as alcohol and tobacco”

US experts have argued that sugars and sweeteners added to foods pose such a serious health risk that they should be controlled in the same way that alcohol and tobacco are, according to commentary in the journal Nature.