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Famine in early life linked to diabetes in later life, researchers find

People born during three major 20th century famines were more likely to develop diabetes later in life than those not born during famines, according to a new study by SFI External Professor Stefan Thurner and collaborators.

Diabetes created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Destroy lab stocks of eradicated cattle disease, OIE says

Most remaining laboratory stocks of a devastating cattle disease should be destroyed to ensure the eradicated virus is not back into nature, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0