People on sodium-glucose cotransporter2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were twice as likely to require a lower limb amputation as people taking another type of diabetes medication, Scandinavian researchers have found.
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Thursday 15 November 2018
Climate Change Could Move Ragweed Season North
Climate change may push ragweed – the plant that triggers hay fever – farther north in the United States in the next 35 years, scientists say.
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Sham Gay 'Conversion Therapy' Often Begins at Home
Among young adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) in a recent study, more than half of said others had tried to change their sexual orientation during adolescence.
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Yet Another Selfie? You Might Be a Narcissist
In a small new study, the people who posted a high number of images and selfies on social media had an average 25 percent increase in narcissistic traits such as exhibitionism, a sense of entitlement and exploitation of others, researchers say.
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Tick-Borne Diseases Set U.S. Record in 2017
The 2017 increase mirrors a rise in tick-borne diseases reported in the United States. Between 2004 and 2016, the number of cases doubled, and researchers discovered seven new tick-borne disease-causing germs.
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