Posts Tagged ‘BBC News’
1 in 3 diabetes deaths could have been avoided under Government run Healthcare
While patient care is both a doctor and patient responsibility, a new study in England puts twenty-four thousand dearths fro Diabetes square on the government run health care system. Up to 24,000 deaths from diabetes could be avoided in England each year, if patients and doctors better managed the condition, a report concludes. The first-ever audit of patient deaths from the condition said basic health checks, a good diet and regular medication could prevent most of them. Diabetes UK said it was vital the NHS provided high quality care. An estimated 2.3 million people in the UK are affected; about a third of them do not realise they have the condition. It means their bodies cannot use glucose properly. If they do not manage it, they can develop potentially fatal complications [...]
Islamist Party Wins Majority Of Seats In Morocco Election
It comes a month after the moderate Islamist Ennahda party won elections in nearby Tunisia. The PJD has said it will promote Islamic finance. However, it has avoided focusing on issues such as alcohol and headscarves for women, in a country which attracts large numbers of Western tourists. Historian and political analyst Maati Monjib told the Associated Press that Moroccans linked Islam and political dignity. "There is a big problem of dignity in the Arab world and the people see the Islamists as a way of getting out of the sense of subjugation and inferiority towards the West. via BBC News - Islamist PJD party wins Morocco poll. Islamist Party Wins Majority Of Seats In Morocco Election RABAT, Morocco – Morocco's Interior Ministry says an Islamist party has won the most seats in [...]
Karzai brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai Killed by assassin in his own home
Update: Ahmed Wali Karzai has died in the hospital after he was shot at his home, reportedly by his own body guard. Karzai has been described as being on the CIA payroll as well as involved in the opium trade. He often was a embarrassment to his President brother and problematic in U.S. Relations. The half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been wounded in an assassination attempt, reports say. Ahmad Wali Karzai, the younger half-brother of the Afghan president and leader of the Kandahar Provincial Council, was severely injured in a shooting incident, reports say. A controversial politician, some see him as a defender of Pashtun rights. Critics say he is a warlord mired in corruption. He has survived attempts on his life before, most recently in 2009. Initial reports [...]
