Nervous disorders, epidemic

In this respect, as in so many, Haber was a man of his era. An epidemic of nervous disorders swept through Germany at the end of the nineteenth century. Men and women alike, whether middle-class or rich (the phenomenon seemed not to affect workers and peasants) collapsed under the strains and pressures of... 

Diabetes mellitus is a systemic disorder of metabolism tiiat stems from a deficiency of insulin, the hormone needed to stimulate die influx of fatty acids, amino acids, and glucose into cells. In recent years, the incidence of diabetes has reached epidemic proportions and is associated with long-term damage, dysfunction, and failure of a number of organ systems. In addition to being a leading cause of heart attacks, strokes, end-stage renal disease, and blindness, diabetes also has detrimental effects on die peripheral vasculature and die peripheral nervous system. ... 

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