From 1998 (when the NL West expanded to five teams) to 2012, the AL West was the only MLB division with four teams. The current champion of this division is the Texas Rangers. In 2013, the Houston Astros went from the National League Central to the AL West.
1 In the U.S., more than 120,000 are blind from glaucoma, accounting for 9% to 12% of all cases of blindness. 2  Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, according to the World Health Organization.
Curbing the Diabetes PandemicThe Need for Global Policy Solutions. The pandemic of diabetes poses an enormous public health challenge for almost every country across the globe. In 2014, more than 380 million people were living with diabetes worldwide, representing 8.3% of the global adult population. This number is expected to increase to 592 million by 2035.