Sunday Newscape Magazine

Recently, the History Channel featured World War II unlike anything I’ve seen before. From every gruesome battle to every historic victory I watched this war from a soldier’s point of view. It gave me chills thinking what our heroes went through in those dark endless days and the images that must have haunted them. These brave men had a mission, and America was routing for victory with honor and pride.

Concluding the first- ever Red Cross Red Crescent Council of Delegates held in Africa, Red Cross Red Crescent leaders from more than 180 countries called on governments and other stakeholders to join forces with the Movement to help improve the lives of the most vulnerable.

In the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double, increasing from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034. Over the same period, spending on diabetes will almost triple, rising from $113 billion to $336 billion, even with no increase in the prevalence of obesity, researchers based at the University of Chicago report in the December issue of Diabetes Care.