COULD THIS BE THE END TO DAILY INSULIN INJECTION FOR PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES?

Millions of people with Type 1 diabetes may be freed from injecting themselves with insulin every day after a breakthrough discovery.

Scientists have found that injecting billions of immune cells into the body restores the production of the hormone, which breaks down sugar in the blood.

Experts said the treatment, which laster for a year, could be a 'game-changer' for people with diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes is a life-long health condition where there is too much glucose in the blood because the body cannot use it properly.

Insulin is the hormone secreted by cells in the pancreas which breaks down sugar in the blood.

Healthy people have millions of 'T-reg' cells which stop the body's immune system attacking these insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

However, people with Type 1 diabetes do not have enough T-re cells to protect the pancreas, and so it is attacked and stops making enough insulin.

Everyone diagnosed with Type 1 is treated with insulin and the majority inject themselves with insulin multiple times daily.

Now, Californian researchers have found that T-reg cells can be removed from the body and increased by 1,500 times in a laboratory, the Telegraph reports.

Then, they can be put back into the bloodstream and will function normally to protect the insulin-producing cells.

A trial of 14 people found the treatment is safe - and lasts up to 12 months.

The people in the study were aged between 18 and 43 and had recently been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Doctors removed around two cups of blood containing two to four million T-reg cells.

These were separated from other cells and allowed to replicate in a laboratory, before being infused back into the blood.

A quarter were found to be there after 12 months, and they were able to protect the pancreas so it could continue to produce insulin.

The therapy could stop the need for regular insulin injections. It could also stop the disease from progressing, leading to organ damage, blindness, limp amputations and other complications from diabetes.

MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM DIABETES

The likelihood of men dying from diabetes is more than in women because men act as tough guys to follow strict treatment plans, researchers have declared.

Women given specific recommendations about diet and exercise were 30 per cent less likely to die from diabetes-related causes than those given routine care, Danish scientists found.

But the same strict advice given to men had no impact on their mortality.

Dr Marlene Krag, from the University of Copenhagen, said structure personal diabetes care could provide women with significant attention and support - thereby helping them to stick to treatment plans.

She said: 'Women accept disease and implement disease management more easily, which might affect long-term outcomes.'

In a trial done, of those patients receiving structured treatment, there was a difference at the end of the trial - women had lower blood glucose levels.

In the latest study, the authors followed the participants of the original study for 13 years until 2008.

Of the 970 patients from the original 1,381 who survived, 478 women and 492 men were re-examined.

The results showed women given personal care plans were 26 per cent less likely to die of any cause and 30 per cent less likely to die of a diabetes-related cause than women given routine care.

They were also 41 per cent less likely to suffer a stroke, and 35 per cent less like to experience any diabetes-related end-point such as amputation or blindness.

However none of these differences were seen between the men who received personal care or routine car, but the differences between the sexes were only statistically significant for all-cause mortality and diabetes-related death.

The authors concluded: "We propose that the improved outcomes in women may be explained by complex social and cultural issues of gender.'

They added there was now a need to re-think the way care was provided to men and women, 'so that both sexes benefit from intensified treatment efforts'.

WOMAN FOUND $1.4 TRILLION IN HER BANK ACCOUNT

Imagine opening your account and finding a balance for $1.4 trillion. Angela Kwong knew the bank had made an error on her account, or at least she hoped they would see it that way.

The woman from Oahu, Hawaii, said it was lucky she checked  her bank account when she did, or else she would have been dealing with an outstanding balance that would keep several countries going for a bit.

Angela said she was shocked when she logged into her bank account statement Tuesday morning only to find an outstanding balance of $710 billion - twice.

Local news station KHON2 say she immediately got in touch with he bank.

"I was shocked, and I couldn't believe it. The first time I saw it, I had to go to my bathroom and get my glasses on to make sure it wasn't just because of my bad eyes."

The news station said the bank initially told her their hands were tied.
Angela said:

"I called the customer service line and they said their system was down and my number was down and surprisingly, they said they couldn't take the number down and was unable to return my phone call. They said there was nothing they could do."

"It's kind of funny when you look at it, but it's also kind of scary, because if the number was a little bit more normal, then I may have sort of overlooked it.

"I'll definitely keep my eye on my phone and my computer and my bank statements."

Kwong's case was due to a technical glitch that the bank finally managed to sort out, but would not say where the demand came from.

It said:

"First Hawaiian Bank's online banking platform experienced a glitch where customers viewing their accounts online were temporarily shown an incorrect balance. Within minutes of discovering the glitch, we were able to resolve the issue.

"No actual customer Information of balances were affected or compromised, the glitch was limited to the view shown in the online banking environment. We want to sincerely apologize to our customers for any inconvenience this may have caused and we are glad that this was resolved very quickly"

TEN PEOPLE KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN SIBERIA

Ten people on board a Mi-8 helicopter, including employees of Russia's state oil company Rosneft, died when the aircraft crashed in the Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia on Thursday.

There were 25 people on board. It was earlier said that 15 out of 26 people on board died.

The civilian helicopter was carrying workers to an oil production site at Vankor, an oil field belonging to Rosneft.

According to a Rosneft statement, there were three crew members and 22 passengers on board. It said that 10 people, including three crew members died.

"The cause of the incident is being investigated," Rosneft said in the statement.


Source: Kyivpost

DYNAMO KIEV PUNISHED FOR THEIR RACIST FANS ATTACKING BLACK FANS

UEFA has ordered Dynamo Kiev to play their next three European home games in an empty stadium as punishment for offences including racist behaviour by fans during the Champions League match against Chelsea last month.

Football's European anti-discrimination body Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) passed footage to UEFA of an apparent attack on four black fans at the match in Ukraine on October 20 which ended 0-0. Charges were brought against Dynamo for racist behaviour, crowd disturbances and blocked stairways.

The club has also been fined 100,000 Euros, and the order of closed doors for the third match  will be suspended for three years and only applied if further offences are committed.

A UEFA statement read: "Dynamo Kiev has been ordered to play their next three UEFA competition matches as host club behind closed doors. The third match is suspended for a probationary period of three years.'

FARE's executive director, Piara Powar, said last month: 'Usually we do not go public with these sort of reports - but we thought the footage was so serious that it should be shared with the media.'

THOSE PAINFUL SORES YOU GET IN YOUR MOUTH

Ulcers are usually the sign of physical injury - bashing your gums with your toothbrush, say, or ill-fitting dentures. While they can make it painful to eat, drink or talk normally, they usually clear up on their own within days.

But some of us suffers from recurrent bouts of mouth ulcers which often have no obvious cause.

Persistent ulcers can be a sign that somewhere in your body something is not functioning as well as it should.

Conditions such as Crohn's disease, Iron deficiency anaemia and vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia can all cause lingering ulcers that won't easily heal.

The key is not what each ulcer looks like, but how long it takes to heal. Any ulcer that stays unhealed longer than three weeks need referral for investigations, as there could be an underlying medical problem.

Some things that could cause mouth ulcers are:

1. Sensitivity to chocolates and coffees.
2. Stress or Menstruation .
3. Hard toothbrush.
4. Gastrointestinal diseases.
5. Pain-reliever (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs).
6. Oral Cancer.
7. Quiting smoking.

So how do we treat them?

1. Avoid hard and acidic foods (chips and citrus fruits and vinegar)

2. Use a gel before bed (over the counter gels such as Bonjela or gel containing anaesthetics such as Lidocane

3. Take a steroid (topical corticosteroids such as hydrocortisone buccal tablets)

DRUNK DOCTOR AT WORK

Kiev, Ukraine. An Emergency doctor came on call to a street named Marina Tsvitayevoyi to treat a 3-year-old child with high fever. The press service of the National Police of Ukraine said - When the doctor started to examine the child, the father noticed that the doctor was extremely drunk, and called the police. "The doctor told the patrol that he didn't consume any alcohol, but only took some sedatives. Police called the emergency services to find out who is responsible, they switched from one controller to another and eventually, one of them called representatives of the Department of Health"

The patrol police conducted a test for alcohol intoxication, which showed that the alcohol level in his blood was very high. After this, the police drew up a protocol for drinking alcohol at work.

According to the Patrol police, the doctor tried to negotiate with them, but was warned about criminal liability for giving bribe. "Meanwhile, another ambulance crew came to the concerned father and gave the child the necessary assistance." - said the police.