Photo:men enclasing seven summits
Diabetes Care
Goal achieved: First diabetic conquered Seven Summits
The Austrian Geri Winkler made his dreams come true: As the first diabetic, he crested the Seven Summits. Between 2001 and 2008, the adventurer scaled the highest summit of each of the seven continents. Mount McKinley in Alaska, 20,325 feet (6,195 meters) high, was the last on his tour.
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Image: Flea
Animal Health
Flea Allergy Causes Hair Loss
Fleas might be tiny – but they can make life very unpleasant. Dogs in particular know how aggravating bites from the little bloodsuckers can be: they can lead to tormenting skin allergies.
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Bayer Schering Pharma
Peripheral arterial occlusive disease
When the blood stops flowing
At first you find walking difficult; in the end your leg might have to be amputated – even your life might be at risk. Almost five percent of all men and women aged between 44 and 74 suffer from peripheral occlusive vascular disease – many of them without knowing it: a terrible state of affairs, because only early treatment can stop this dramatic development of the disease.
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Consumer Care
A hairy problem
Many women in the western world suffer from hair loss. The good news is that something can be done about it. Bayer HealthCare has a product developed specially for female hair loss due to genetic predisposition: Priorin.
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