Astrazeneca shares fall after it warns that coronavirus epidemic will hit business

Astrazeneca shares fall after it warns that coronavirus epidemic will hit business for ‘up to a few months’ By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:48 GMT, 14 February 2020 | Updated: 08:48 GMT, 16 February 2020 Astrazeneca shares fell after it warned that the coronavirus epidemic will hit the business for ‘up to … Read more

US military told to ‘prepare for coronavirus epidemic’

US Department of Defense instructs military to brace for a coronavirus ‘pandemic’ and quarantine any soldiers that have been to China this month Wednesday, the Department of Defense sent a memo to Navy and Marine Corps commanders to prepare for a pandemic of coronavirus  They’re ordered to check their preparedness plans to ensure military members can … Read more

US drug epidemic may have killed TWICE as many official count

The US drug epidemic has likely claimed the lives of twice as many Americans as currently estimated, new research suggests.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there were 63,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016.  But that estimate doesn’t include non-overdose deaths that have drugs at their root, like those from HIV, … Read more

We’re in the grip of a diabetes epidemic, four people reveal how you can tell if you’re in danger

At crisis levels — that is how some experts describe the increase in the numbers of people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. New data published last week revealed there were more than 200,000 new cases diagnosed in England and Wales alone in 2017, the equivalent of one diagnosis every three minutes. ‘In an average … Read more