Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
Flu season is upon us! Check out this NIH video to see how these pandemics emerge and spread new flu viruses around the globe.
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The number of Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes rose from 1.5 million in 1958 to 18.8 million in 2010. That’s an increase of epidemic proportions. Even more disturbing, another 7 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, but don’t know it and, consequently, can’t take steps to control the disease. Altogether, over 8% of the Continue reading The Diabetes Threat …
These snapshots reveal a very disturbing trend: the rise in obesity in the US from 1985 to 2010. Today one third of adults in the US are obese, another third are overweight. Because obesity has risen to epidemic levels—causing devastating and costly health problems, reducing life expectancy, and provoking Continue reading A View of the U.S. Obesity Epidemic … |
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