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More than 30 percent of cancers preventable
More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization reported on Friday ahead of World Cancer Day...
World Health Organisation plans financial reforms
The World Health Organisation plans financial reforms as it seeks to cope with budget shortfalls the global economic crisis.
Proposals include reducing the size of...
World : pharma giants open up drug patents in new collaboration
Pharmaceutical giants and the UN intellectual property agency have launched a collaboration to share certain patented drug information with public organisations.
The cooperation is aimed...
Drug resistant bacteria top agenda of medical convention
The emergence of bacteria resistant to antibiotics and efforts by scientists trying to cope with the problem top the agenda at a medical convention...
WHO : eight out of 10 countries using mobile health
Eight in 10 countries are using mobile phone technology to improve health services, from free emergency calls to appointment reminders, the World Health Organisation...
Good to know : Cell phone use may cause cancer
Mobile phone users may be at increased risk from brain cancer and should use texting and hands-free devices to reduce exposure, the World Health...
Good to know: cell phone use ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’
The use of cell phones and other wireless communication devices are "possibly carcinogenic to humans", the World Health Organisation's (WHO) cancer research agency said...
WHO puts back decision on smallpox virus samples
After two days of dispute over the future of smallpox virus samples, member states of the World Health Organization decided Tuesday to postpone their...
WHO in overhaul as body faces losses
The World Health Organisation needs to be revamped, Director-General Margaret Chan said Monday, as a drop in voluntary contributions by member states has burnt...
WHO eyes 20 year nuclear health watch in Japan
The World Health Organisation is seeking studies for up to 20 years to keep watch over public health in Japan following the Fukushima nuclear...
WHO says ready to help Japan in nuclear crisis
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was ready to help Japan, which is grappling with a nuclear emergency after some reactors were damaged...
Countries must do more to fight alcohol abuse
The World Health Organisation warned Friday that too few countries were taking steps to prevent alcohol abuse and raised alarm bells over major increases...
World Health Organisation : health needs plunge 100 million into poverty
More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or "catastrophic" medical bills, the World Health Organisation said Monday, launching...
Alert : China reports first cases of South Asian superbug
China said Tuesday it had detected the nation's first three cases of a multi-drug resistant superbug that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered...
Study : Western diseases spread to developing world
Chronic illnesses like obesity and diabetes, generally seen as "Western", are making worryingly rapid inroads in the developing world, health experts warned at a...
Study : Suicides, depression cost Japan 32 billion dollars
Suicides and depression cost the Japanese economy almost 32 billion dollars last year on top of their human toll, the government said Tuesday, the...
Megacities: a mega global health challenge, say experts
Health issues facing so-called "megacities" like Tokyo, Mumbai or New York are poised to become a huge challenge for global policy as the cities...
Health insurance: 656 swine flu deaths in Turkey
Swine flu has killed 656 people in Turkey since October, the health ministry said Thursday.
The death toll was given in a statement issued to...
New delay in WHO reassessment on swine flu pandemic
Experts advising the World Health Organisation on whether to end the year-old swine flu pandemic alert could now meet as late as August, the...
Ordinary flu jab may protect against H1N1
Mexican researchers say they have some evidence that the ordinary seasonal flu vaccine may offer some protection against the new pandemic H1N1...
