The migration also enables MasterCard to power Vodafone Egypt mobile money service, Vodafone Cash, by processing all financial transactions through MasterCardâs Mobile Payment Gateway platform, which MasterCard has worked closely with the Egyptian Banks Company (EBC) to set up in 2013.
People who get Hashimoto's often have family members who have thyroid disease or other autoimmune diseases. This suggests a genetic component to the disease. Hormones. Hashimoto's affects about seven times as many women as men, suggesting that sex hormones may play a role.
Are Genes Involved in Autoimmune Diseases? Increasing Prevalence; Pacific Northwest Connection; Common Threads; Research Advances; Autoimmune diseases strike one in 15 Americans including about 18 million women and 5 million men. Autoimmune diseases are among the top 10 causes of death in female children and women in all age groups up to 64 years of age. The National Institutes of Health estimate autoimmune diseases cost an estimated $100 billion a year in medical care. There are approximately 80 different types of autoimmune diseases.