Tuberculosis's Links to Diabetes
As the global obesity epidemic grows, researchers are looking worriedly at burgeoning rates of diabetes — a top risk factor for tuberculosis — and wondering if the number of TB cases will rise, too. Though infectious diseases such as tuberculosis are often thought of as being fundamentally different from chronic diseases related to lifestyle, such as diabetes and heart disease, a growing body of research indicates that the two are tied together in ways not completely understood but likely related to the body’s immune response and the metabolic effects of fat tissue.- Published in Latest
A New York judge has declined to break the fourth wall between TV doctors and their viewers. According to a lawsuit that was filed in March, 76-year-old Frank Dietl was watching an episode of The Dr. Oz Show in which Mehmet Oz was dispensing a home remedy to cure sleeplessness due to cold feet. The remedy entailed putting uncooked rice in a pair of socks, warming those socks in a microwave and then wearing the socks to bed.
Comodo, a certificate authority and Internet security specialist, is officially launching its Endpoint Security Manager v3 solution into the UK market at the upcoming IP EXPO in October. The anti-virus solution, aimed at organisations and businesses of all scales, offers a unique 100 per cent guarantee against an attack. The solution is backed by Comodo's promise of a $5,000 cash warranty, per incident, which is another industry first.
MANCHESTER — With violence and unrest upending much of the Muslim world, a small gathering in Manchester was doing what it could to maintain the stability of Turkey and further friendly relations with the United States. The Turkish Cultural Center New Hampshire hosted its second Annual Friendship Dinner and Award Ceremony at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Manchester, an event that drew several political, religious and business leaders from the state.
