Kedah among highest in diabetes

ALOR SETAR: Kedah is among the states with the highest reported diabetes rates with 13.6% of its one million population having the disease. State health deputy director (public health) Dr Shahidan Hashim said the situation was worrying as some patients were not aware of having diabetes. “Diabetes can happen at any age if one does not look after one’s health. There are diabetic patients as young as 15-year-olds. “Some had their legs amputated, having renal failure and serious eye problem,” he told reporters after the launch of the Ked

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Pathophysiology in Gastrointestinal Tract

Picture of Histology of GITGastric EdenocarcinomaGastric CancerEsophagus Squamocellular CancerCarcinoma EsophagusEsophagus CancerGranulated Tissue

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Necrosis

Necrosis (from the Greek νεκρός, "dead") is the premature death of cells and living tissue. Necrosis is caused by external factors, such as infection, toxins, or trauma. This is in contrast to apoptosis, which is a naturally occurring cause of cellular death. While apoptosis often provides beneficial effects to the organism, necrosis is almost always detrimental, and can be fatal. Cells which die due to necrosis do not usually send the same chemical signals to the immune system that cells undergoing apoptosis do. This prevents nearby

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