HIV, malaria deaths on decline
In a startling revelation, an analysis for the Global burden of Diseases has suggested that estimates of the number of people living with HIV are 18•7 per cent smaller than UNAIDS’s estimates in 2012.
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U.N. Warns of Polio Risk in War Zones
The United Nations expressed concern about the possible spread of polio in the war-ravaged countries of Syria and Iraq and beyond on Tuesday despite the biggest vaccination campaign undertaken in the history
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Middle East Virus Found in Air of Camel Barn
Researchers in Saudi Arabia said Tuesday they have found genetic traces of the dangerous Middle East respiratory virus, MERS-CoV, in the air of a barn that housed a sick camel. The study in mBio, the
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CSE report comes down hard on junk food in schools
The research and advocacy organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has called for a ban on junk food in schools and the regulation of advertisements promoting its consumption. Children are
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Gastro, respiratory diseases rising among IDPs in Bannu
PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that gastrointestinal diseases, acute respiratory infection and unexplained fever are on the rise among the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of
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WHO, UNICEF report 84% immunisation coverage
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nation International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have reported significant progress in their quest for universal health coverage with more than 111 million
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Improper to Label Delhi As World's Most Polluted City: Govt
The government today said the World Health Organisation's (WHO) recent report describing Delhi as the most polluted city in the world by considering estimated data for fine dust in a select manner was
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India's poor sanitation linked to malnutrition
He wore thick black eyeliner to ward off the evil eye, but one-yearold Vivek had nonetheless fallen victim to malnutrition. His parents seemed to be doing all the right things. His family had six goats,
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London Projected to Fail EU Air Quality Limits Until 2030
London is projected to fail European air quality limits until at least 2030, posing a risk to the health of its residents, and missing a compliance deadline by two decades. The capital will still have
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Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term probiotic
An expert panel was convened in October 2013 by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to discuss the field of probiotics. It is now 13 years since the definition