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People With Diabetes are 2-3 Fold Higher Risk of Tuberculosis
The risk of mortality is much higher in TB patients who have co-existing diabetes. There are also evidences to suggest that when there is co-existing diabetes it takes longer for the sputum to become negative (for TB) with anti-tubercular treatment
Suicide Becomes Leading Cause of Death Among Younger Women in Nepal
When Nepal's parliament was assembling to elect a new prime minister in July, very few people noticed that Sharada Nepali, a 39-year-old lawmaker from a minor party, was missing.
11 Filipinas Die In Childbirth Daily – What About Their Rights to Prenatal Care?
Cruz, a poor housemaid, lived in her employer's home with her first-born and her husband, who was looking for a steady job. Later, she also had to ask her employer to pay the clinic where she gave birth to her second child. In the Philippines, ther
We Once Thought Lard Was Good for Us-Maybe We’ll Get Over Reaganomics
Americans once believed that eating lard was good for their health. doctors approved smoking, and Medicare was a communist plot. So there is hope for us yet.
Severely Mentally Ill Individuals Still Struggle With Homelessness
One oft-neglected portion of our society, the severely mentally ill continue to struggle with homelessness. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reports that on any given night, approximately 664,000 people are homeless.
