What the future holds for the billionth African
The baby’s name and nationality are not known. The child will grow up innocent of having a place in history. But somewhere, last year, that child became the billionth person in Africa, the continent with the fastest growing population in the world.
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Times Square revelers mark end of difficult decade
For all those reflecting glumly on the last 10 years of terror attacks, war and recession, Gail Guay has some advice: “Don’t look back.”
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A decade of medical breakthroughs
From vaccines and stem cells to growing organs, a lot happened health-wise in the last decade. We look at 10 of the biggest breakthroughs.
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Study Puts Bariatric Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes to the Test
(PhysOrg.com) — A multi-disciplinary team of Penn researchers, including diabetes, weight loss and bariatric surgery experts, are conducting a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to determine if bariatric surgery, either gastric bypass or adjustable gastric banding surgery, is more effective than lifestyle modification to reduce weight and ultimately treat Type 2 diabetes.
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Penn Medicine News: Study Puts Bariatric Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes to the Test
This study will also test whether people with a lower body mass index (BMI) – a BMI of 30 or greater, compared to the current NIH recommended 35 or greater BMI – may benefit from surgery to treat type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or other significant health problems.
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