#Healthwire: Which countries are most affected?

"Prevalence is growing most rapidly in low- and middle-income countries," the report says.

The biggest estimated percentage rises were in the Western Pacific, African, Southeast Asia and Eastern Mediterranean regions -- with the last having an increase from 5.9% to 13.7% of the population.

Adult mortality rates from high blood-glucose increased globally over the same period, with the African, Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions worst affected.

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#Healthwire: Castor oil.

Another possible solution to your wart problem is to rub castor oil on the wart. The oil can help moisturize the skin until the wart breaks apart and disappears.

#Technology: Actress going braless accidentally flashes breasts during interview on Facebook Live

An actress has been left red-faced when she accidentally flashed her breasts during a Facebook Live broadcast. Argentine star Virginia Gallardo, 29, was about to be interviewed by the actress Flor Vigna, in her Facebook Live program when the huge flash occurred. www.mirror.co.uk

#Healthwire: Prevention

The most important thing parents can do has nothing to do with doctors or the emergency room and everything to do with preventing drowning in the first place. “Water safety is by far the most important thing,” Reiter says.

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