Diabetes
Diabetes is increasing due to bad nourishment and lack of movement - even in children
UN commits itself to fighting diabetes, cancer
The UN General Assembly has adopted a political declaration on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart ailments and cancer which together kill some 36 million people annually, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. “Governments agreed on the need for global targets to monitor these diseases and their risk factors [...]
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New diabetes pills’ link to pancreatic cancer risk needs further probe
Two new drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes could significantly increase the risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic and thyroid cancer, a new study has warned. Researchers from the Larry L Hillblom Islet Research Center at UCLA examined the US Food and Drug Administrations database for adverse events reported between 2004 and 2009 among [...]
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Support Grows for Diabetes–Dementia Link
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Diabetes Prevalence in Urban India Soars With a 30 Percent Increase in …
LONDON, Sep 19, 2020 (BUSINESS WIRE) - The prevalence of diabetes in urban India is accelerating at a rapid rate and now stands at 5.5 percent (just under 20 million people), compared with 4.6 percent in 2007 — equivalent to a 30 percent increase in actual population numbers over the last four years — according [...]
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Diabetes Prevalence in Urban India Soars With a 30 Percent Increase in …
Diabetes Prevalence in Urban India Soars With a 30 Percent Increase in Diagnosed Population In Four Years, According to Roper Diabetes Study by GfK HealthCare19th Sep 2011, 10:34 (IST) | London, United Kingdom - Business Wire (Business Wire India) The prevalence of diabetes in urban India is accelerating at a rapid rate and now stands [...]
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Cost of diabetes treatment in Cornwall up by 25% to £7m
18 September 2020 Last updated at 04:36 ET Nearly a third of people measured in Cornwall had a BMI of more than 30 The cost of treating people with diabetes in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has risen by about 25% in the past four years to more than £7m. Nearly 25,000 people in [...]
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Non-communicable diseases claimed 53% lives in India in 2008
NEW DELHI: Over 52 lakh people died in India of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular diseases, stroke, diabetes and cancer in 2008. NCDs accounted for 53% of all deaths. Among men, 38% of the deaths were under 60 years, while among women it was 32%. Cardiovascular diseases accounted for 24% of all deaths, cancers (6%), [...]
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Q&A: Sandeep Gupta, MD, Eli Lilly (India)
US-based pharmaceutical major Eli Lilly is giving India and three other developing countries a $30-million grant to fight non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer. The Indianapolis-headquartered MNC’s Indian subsidiary’s managing director, Sandeep Gupta, spoke to Joe C Mathew on the importance of the initiative and the 1876-founded company’s growth plans in India. Edited excerpts: [...]
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Q&A: Sandeep Gupta, MD, Eli Lilly (India)
US-based pharmaceutical major Eli Lilly is giving India and three other developing countries a $30-million grant to fight non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer. The Indianapolis-headquartered MNC’s Indian subsidiary’s managing director, Sandeep Gupta, spoke to Joe C Mathew on the importance of the initiative and the 1876-founded company’s growth plans in India. Edited excerpts: [...]
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Gadkari undergoes surgery for balloon belly
A self-proclaimed foodie who weighs over 110kg, Nitin Gadkari has gone under the knife to tackle his ballooning weight. The BJP chief underwent gastric bypass surgery on Monday at South Mumbai’s Saifee hospital, where he was operated upon by Dr Muffazal Lakdawala. While the party officials tried to claim earlier that Gadkari had been admitted [...]
