World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
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Gender, poverty and environmental indicators on African countries
This is the eleventh volume of Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries published by the Statistics Department of the African Development Bank Group. The publication provides some
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HIV positive men: District reports marginal increase
Number Of Women With AIDS Has Fallen In Ernakulam Though the total number of HIV cases has come down in Ernakulam district from 116 cases in 2012 to 101 in 2013, the number of men with HIV has increased.
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Chronic kidney disease epidemic in Central America: Urgent public health action is needed amid causal uncertainty
The 52nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in response to a call for action of the Minister of Health of El Salvador, recognized chronic kidney disease from nontraditional
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Pesticides cause lead contamination among pregnant women: study
Unplanned use of pesticides and herbicides in crops is one of the key reasons for presence of higher level of lead in blood among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh, a study revealed.<br /><br />Experts
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AP has highest No. of pregnant HIV women
The Data Was Released By Union Ministry Of Health Undivided Andhra Pradesh reported the highest number of pregnant mothers testing positive for HIV in 2013. According to recent data from the Union
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22 new cases of silicosis in E Singhbhum
Jamshedpur: With more than 20 fresh cases of silicosis having surfaced in East Singhbhum, the chorus for revisiting the State Action Plan For Prevention and Mitigation of Silicosis has only got louder.
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Body-mass index and risk of 22 specific cancers: a population-based cohort study of 5·24 million UK adults
High body-mass index (BMI) predisposes to several site-specific cancers, but a large-scale systematic and detailed characterisation of patterns of risk across all common cancers adjusted for potential
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Paan masala causes anaemia
Paan masala is emerging as a new cause for anaemia. Researchers at clinical hemato-oncology department of King George’s Medical University in Lucknow have found that paan masala consumption leads to
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Participation of women increases in community forest conservation
Participation of women has increased in the conservation of community forests in the district in recent days. According to the District Federation of Community Forest Groups, Dang, out of 504 community
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Sri Lanka national human development report 2014
The Sri Lanka National Human Development Report 2014 on Youth and Development explores the challenges of young people and opportunities for development, in the areas of education, employment, health, political