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MedicineNet: Diabetes Mellitus

MedicineNet: Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes facts · Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with abnormally high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Insulin produced by the pancreas lowers blood glucose . Absence or insufficient production of insulin causes diabetes. The two types of diabetes are referred to as type 1 and type 2 . Former names for these conditions were insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes , or juvenile onset and adult onset diabetes . Symptoms of diabetes include increased urine output, thirst, hunger, and fatigue . Diabetes is diagnosed by blood sugar (glucose) testing . The major complications of diabetes are both acute and chronic. Acute complications : dangerously elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia), abnormally low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) due to diabetes medications may occur Chronic complications : disease of the blood vessels (both small and large) which can ...

The Greatest Marketing Geniuses of All Time

The Greatest Marketing Geniuses of All Time By Geoffrey James (January 26, 2011) Marketing talent is rare enough, but marketing genius only happens once or twice in a lifetime. Here are more than a dozen men and women throughout history who changed the face of marketing, creating entirely new concepts, or bringing good ideas to full fruition . If you think you might be a marketing genius, or just wish you were one, these are the luminaries whose thinking processes you should learn to emulate . Although, in some cases, you might want to pick a different industry than the ones these geniuses chose. John R. Brinkley, Inventor of Broadcast Advertising Hard to believe it now, but radio was once originally considered akin to a public library, a cultural asset free of commercials. All of that changed when Quack Physician John Brinkley built his own radio station in 1923 to hype his cure for male impotence, which consisted of implanting goat tes...

PRIVATE RETIREMENT SCHEME (PRS)

PRIVATE RETIREMENT SCHEME (PRS) Development of the PRS Industry With increasing life expectancy and rising living standards , many Malaysians find that their savings are inadequate to meet their retirement needs. PRS form an integral feature of the private pension industry with the objective of improving living standards for Malaysians at retirement through additional savings of funds . As long-term investment vehicles, PRS are designed to help enhance adequacy and expand coverage of retirement benefits to all segments of the population. It complements Malaysia’s mandatory retirement savings schemes . Contributions to the PRS are voluntary . Individuals (retail investors, self-employed and employees) or employers can participate as PRS contributors. Offering private pension benefits could be a tool for employers to attract and retain skilled talent. The PRS information set out in this publication includes a description of the framewo...

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