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Mobile phones may up brain cancer risk--WHO
Wed, 06/01/2011 - 17:35 by NeelamGoswami
 Whether cellphones cause brain cancer is a question that's long been debated. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has now come up with fresh evidence that mobile phone use may cause brain cancer. |
WHO slams junk food advertising to check child obesity
Sat, 01/22/2011 - 10:53 by Anter Prakash Singh
 World Health Organization has strictly recommended that governments across the world should regulate the advertising of unhealthy foods, having high fat, sugar or salt content, targeted at children, as obesity is taking a toll in most of the developing countries. |
Smoking responsible for earlier male deaths in Europe
Tue, 01/18/2011 - 21:59 by Jaspreet Virk
 Ever thought why women have been outliving men across the Europe? Well, it is not just that men have not been seeking health care more readily, the main reason is their practice of smoking which is responsible for the gender gap in death rates in the continent, a new research states. |
Passive smoking kills over 600,000 a year worldwide—WHO report
Fri, 11/26/2010 - 15:51 by Neka Sehgal
 In what can be termed as a rude wake-up call to all those who consider secondhand smoke merely an annoyance, a new study claims that it is a serious health threat that claims thousands of lives every year worldwide. |
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Blood clotting drug could save 100000 accident victims
Tue, 06/15/2010 - 16:53 by Neka Sehgal
 According to a major study, thousands of lives could be saved worldwide if a cheap drug that stems bleeding is given to victims of violent crimes and accidents. |
WHO condemns tobacco companies targeting women
Sat, 05/29/2010 - 21:25 by Samia Sehgal
 The World Health Organization is strongly opposing tobacco manufacturers who are targeting women in developing countries. |
Do cell phones cause brain cancer?
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 22:02 by Jamie Anderson
 According to a WHO (World Health Organisation) report due to be published Tuesday in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the debate over whether mobile phone radiations cause brain cancer continues. |
Ash emitted from volcanic eruption poses risk to public health
Mon, 04/19/2010 - 19:39 by Neka Sehgal
 The ash dust released from the Icelandic volcano eruption is not just wrecking havoc by disrupting air traffic but the emission may also have long term implications to the public health. |
H1N1 still active; CDC urges vaccination
Mon, 04/05/2010 - 12:30 by Jaspreet Virk
 If you are one of those who have not immunized themselves against H1N1 thinking that the flu season is over in the nation, and the virus no longer poses serious threat, you are wrong. |
May take a year more to surmount H1N1: WHO
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 15:54 by Jamie Anderson
 Geneva, December 30 -- If the predictions of Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), are anything to go by, the world will not see the end of the lethal swine flu virus anytime soon. |
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