Diabetes and erectile dysfunction

According to American Journal of Human Genetics, suggests that a genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be a cause of erectile dysfunction.

Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex. 

For instance, the risk of developing ED is two to three times higher in people with type 2 diabetes than in those without the condition, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 However, a new study strengthens the link between the two conditions and confirms that a genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes can lead to ED. The findings also add to the mounting evidence that certain genetic locations are associated with ED




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World Antibiotic Awareness Week

World Antibiotic Awareness Week

World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW

 

World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.Since their discovery, antibiotics have served as the cornerstone of modern medicine. 

However, the persistent overuse and misuse of antibiotics in human and animal health have encouraged the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance, which occurs when microbes, such as bacteria, become resistant to the drugs used to treat them.

Tongue cancer symptoms

The most common type of tongue cancer is called squamous cell carcinoma.
The primary symptoms of tongue cancer 

• pain in the jaw or throat
• pain when swallowing
• feeling as though something is catching in the throat
• a stiff tongue or jaw
• problems swallowing or chewing food
• a red or white patch forming on the lining of the mouth or tongue
• a tongue ulcer that will not heal
• numbness in the mouth

Ref
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322519.php

Psoriasis/Psoriatic Arthritis Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk

 

Recent study suggested that the patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis may have an increased problem for type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Reference

World Hepatitis Day

 World Hepatitis Day

Worldwide, 300 million people are living with
viral hepatitis unaware. Without finding the undiagnosed and linking them to care, millions will continue to suffer, and lives will be lost. On World Hepatitis Day, 28 July, we call on people from across the world to take action, raise awareness and join in the quest to find the “missing millions”.

Viral hepatitis is one of the biggest global health threats of our time
1.34 million deaths a year
Causes two in every three liver cancer deaths
300 million people living with viral hepatitis unaware

But together we can eliminate viral hepatitis
Global elimination strategy adopted in 2016
A cure for hepatitis C and treatment and vaccine for hepatitis B exists
Viral hepatitis included in Sustainable Development Goals

Ref:
http://www.who.int/who-campaigns/world-hepatitis-day/2018

Nelson Mandela International Day

Nelson Mandela International Day 

Action against poverty

“We need to restore and reaffirm the dignity of the people of Africa and
the developing world. We need to place the eradication of poverty at the
 top of world priorities. We need to know with a fresh conviction that
 we all share a common humanity and that our diversity in the world is the
strength for our future together.” – Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African 

 anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist

He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg.

 Imprisonment

Arrest and Rivonia trial: 1962–64

Robben Island: 1964–82

Pollsmoor Prison: 1982–88

Victor Verster Prison and release: 1988–90

Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

Nelson Mandela  awarded  2017 Nobel Peace Prize for outstanding contributions in peace.

Ref

https://www.mandeladay.com/

https://www.nelsonmandela.org/

World Emoji Day 

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World Emoji Day is held on July 17 each year. 

The purpose of World Emoji Day is to promote the use emojis and
spread the enjoyment that they bring to all of those around us.

Top emoji
Face With Tears Of Joy.
Smiling Face With Heart-Eyes.
Red heart.
Grinning Face.
Smiling Face With Sunglasses.
Party Popper.
Smiling Face With Smiling Eyes.
 Thumbs Up.

https://worldemojiday.com/faq/