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Type 1 diabetes can affect anyone

The forchheim clinical center is taking part in a study by the helmholtz center in munich on the early detection of type 1 diabetes. This is an autoimmune disease that is becoming increasingly prevalent in children.
According to a press release from the hospital, between 2100 and 2300 children up to the age of 15 fall ill with the disease every year throughout germany. Certain antibodies are wrongly directed against the body’s own tissue – against the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas – and destroy them.
The causes are only partially known: "in the past, we thought there was a single cause of diabetes, but we’ve moved away from that. We now know that it is an interplay of different factors", says professor annette-gabriele ziegler, director of the institute for diabetes research at the helmholtz center munich. Genetic and environmental factors as well as immune system responses are involved in the development of type 1 diabetes.

Free screening

Since the 1. January the forchheim clinical center participates in the "freder1k study, an early detection screening of newborns that analyzes genetic components. In this unique europe-wide project of the institute for diabetes research at the helmholtz center, parents have the opportunity to have their child tested free of charge for the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in connection with regular newborn screening.
The test uses two drops of blood from the baby’s heel or umbilical cord to determine whether risk genes are present. Children who carry these risk genes and develop diabetes usually have no relatives with diabetes. That means the disease can affect anyone. The screening is suitable for children up to the age of four months.
The forchheim clinic sends in the blood drops. Parents receive no notification if test results are normal. The screening is voluntary. 92 percent of those born in january 2018 take the exam.

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Rene lezard: mayor sees good chances for laid-off workers

Rene lezard: mayor sees good chances for laid-off workers

Rene lezard, a premium fashion manufacturer based in schwarzach, announced last week that it would be laying off 47 of its 107 employees. The layoffs, cushioned by a social plan, are to be completed in the first half of 2019.

A development with highs and lows

Mayor volker schmitt has mixed feelings about the development of the company, which has been reeling for years. The reduction of almost 50 percent of the jobs in schwarzach is a serious cut, but on the other hand, they are glad "that the location will be preserved. Sometimes shrinking is healthy, too, says schmitt. Rene lezard has so far been the second-largest employer in the market town, explains schmitt, looking ahead to the next few months. The only major company is the munsterschwarzach monastery, which employs more than 300 people.

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New wine law: more clarity and a sharper profile

New wine law: more clarity and a sharper profile

The look at the wine label should no longer leave consumers at a loss: federal agriculture minister julia klockner has presented the draft for a new wine law to the cabinet, which is intended to improve the business of german winegrowers and offer wine lovers more orientation.

The CDU politician said in berlin that the core of the project was to raise the profile of the origin of german wines. The wine producers are internationally respected, but have been losing market share in international comparisons for years, and domestic demand is also "rather sluggish.

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Horse in the hospital furth: before she died, this patient was allowed to make a wish

Doctors, nurses and caregivers often have little time in their daily hospital routine – hospital staff have too many responsible tasks to perform. All the more touching and unusual is the action made possible by the staff of the palliative care unit of the hospital in furth.

Together with the wittinghof riding stable, they fulfilled the last wish of a terminally ill MS patient last week and committed a gross abuse in return. According to the hospital in furth, the critically ill 58-year-old had wished to be able to pet her favorite horse once again.

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Despite winning the lottery: instead of 24.000 euros nothing won

Despite winning the lottery: instead of 24.000 euros nothing won

The 71-year-old made a crucial mistake: he played his system ticket with his customer card in the kiosk where he works and which, according to hessen lotto, belongs to his wife. However, according to the state treaty on gambling, neither the owners of sales outlets nor their employees are allowed to do so.

Around 24.According to his own information, henning had won 000 euros with this ticket. Now he gets instead the 36,25 euro stake refunded again. First the "bild"-zeitung had reported about it.

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The healing significance of sound

The healing significance of sound

The oberaurach burger project "burgers help burgers" invited a few days ago to an extraordinary sound event in the "sternstubla" in trossenfurt. The speaker, sound therapist ursula diroll, took the listeners into the world of sounds. She informed about tibet, the country of origin of the singing bowls, and how the secret knowledge was passed on from the monasteries. She also explained the importance of sound, its effect on the human body, and its potential for use in the private sphere as well as in social institutions and in the health sector. She explained that sound is energy that moves from cell to cell through the body.

Introduction to the instruments

Afterwards ursula diroll presented all the instruments used in this form of sound therapy and talked about their variety of tones and the importance of the overtones. To the remarkable equipment numbers: cymbal and temple bell, which free the mind; 13 different coarse singing bowls, which are set up and played according to the human energy system; furthermore a sound couch strung with piano strings and a monochord; the male tam tam and the female feng gong, which do a remarkable job; a whole body bowl, in which the sound moves upwards in a spiral form through the body of the person played on, and existing blockages gradually dissolve. An impressive sound experience followed for the women. For this purpose, the participants lay down on the couches provided to facilitate deep relaxation, which was not difficult for them. Because the sound carpet that spread in the room had a very soothing and harmonizing effect.
At the end, the listeners, now noticeably balanced and decelerated, spoke about their experiences. Organizer anita amend summed up that they have successfully entered a new terrain. There have already been many lectures on orthodox medicine at "burgers helping burgers" given. The women made the experience that sound therapy can be regarded as a health precaution, since pollutants are eliminated by the newly stimulated cell vibration and therefore each cell is detoxified. Ursula diroll emphasized that sounds cleanse the body and activate the metabolism.

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The german turk needs an extra grill?

the german turk needs an extra grill?

When everything revolves around sausage – as the people of coburg and upper franconia know – life can become existential. Social life, especially club life, was very active in the. Because the sausage is so important, the tennis club does not hesitate to spend a few thousand dollars on the XQ 3010. Unanimously decided at the members’ meeting, which the theater visitors listened to directly on their beer benches in this both funny and profoundly funny indoor riding arena production. Chairman heribert brasemann (thomas straus) kept a tight rein on the agenda. And off to the buffet. –

Denkste! It’s all about the sausage, the "turkenwurst". The hard-naked melanie (solvejg schomers) insists on buying a barbecue for the only muslim member of the club, erol (florian graf), because neither he nor his sausage should breathe pig’s vapor for religious reasons. Erol – lawyer, best tennis player in the club, what’s the point of all this talk about integration – he doesn’t want any extra sausage. But that doesn’t prevent the members of the association from getting involved in a "discussion" that is as ludicrous as it is revealing about everything and anything, being german, staying turkish, enlightenment, images of god, head kerchiefs, nazis, man and woman in themselves, male competition.

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U.s. Government overturns import ban on older iphones and ipads

In early june, the ITC found that five apple products infringed a sudkorean mobile phone patent. The import ban was due to come into force on monday. It is the first such veto by a U.S. President in 26 years.

Affected in the case were variants of the iphone 4, the iphone 3 and 3GS as well as the ipad and ipad 2 with cellular connection. The devices in question were exclusively tailored to the network of the major american mobile communications operator AT&T.

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Thomas gottschalk tweets himself into the christmas spirit

Thomas gottschalk tweets himself into the christmas spirit

TV presenter thomas gottschalk is clearly enjoying the pre-christmas season – and is not letting the forest fires or minor differences of opinion spoil his fun. Since last week, the 67-year-old has been tweeting daily glimpses of his holiday preparations in malibu, california.

Gottschalk tweeted his first christmas post last thursday. "Back in LA. The christmas tree is rounded and the forest burns with it. A nice gift!", wrote the former "bet that..?"-moderator to a picture of the severe forest fires currently ravaging california. On friday, he gave the "all-clear for the time being".

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The national association of the women’s list comes to 9. May to kronach

Neukenroth – the district chairwoman of the women’s list (FL), silke wolf-mertensmeyer, described the planning for the award of the "golden apple as a pleasing start.
After careful research, the FL women found that there are many women in the district whose services go far beyond voluntary work. County councilwoman petra zenkel-schirmer asked for proposals for the award of the "golden apple the FL has been awarding the "golden apple" for several years. Here women from the field of asylum work, from the health sector, the care of self-help groups or important public institutions were mentioned. It is important that women in particular, who are not so much in the public eye and of whose dedicated work many are often unaware, receive an award, says the county councilwoman.
City councilors hedwig schnappauf and beate schmidt from teuschnitz reported on the plans of their city to celebrate this year’s 625th anniversary. Celebrating the city’s jubilee. The 2015 annual meeting of the FL state association will be held for the third time in kronach – on 9. May.
A visit to the tropical house in tettau is organized by gabriele petersam. To creatively advocate for kronach, whose "demographic pilot project the catholic church in germany has been able to obtain financial support from the county, two information meetings are planned. Claudia ringhoff and at a later date rainer kober will explain their results so far and further plans. There is still a need for information among the population. Angela degen-madaus informed about the planned accommodation of syrian asylum seekers in the former hospital. She wants kronach to make a good contribution to the upcoming changes by providing a special culture of welcome.
Martina zwosta said that a round table could be very helpful in this matter, as well as in the effort to draw up a demographic concept.

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