FAST FOOD AND GLOBAL OBESITY
London / The big rations in fast-food establishments and traditional restaurants are one of the factors that globally contributes to obesity in the world by …
WHO WARNS THAT A QUARTER OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION IS SEDENTARY
Geneva / One in three women and one in four men don’t have enough physical activity to maintain health, which accounts for a quarter of the world’s …
THE POLLUTION CAUSES INTELECTUAL DELAY
Beijing / Citizens who live in areas with high levels of air pollution can see affected and delayed their intellectual discernment to a level equivalent to …
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THE HALF OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
Geneva / A report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank (WB) concluded that more than half of the world’s population does not …
THE CHOLERA HITS YEMEN
Yemen is facing a health catastrophe for the cholera epidemic in a country where health authorities are unable to stop its spread. So far, 186 people …
DRUG USE CAUSES HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR, SAYS WHO
“We would like to see more drug users looked after by the health system instead of being tried by the courts,” said the director general of the …
QUESTIONS BY MRS. LETIZIA ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH IN PARIS
Queen of Spain, Letizia, today urged international community to make of the fight against climate change a basic instrument on the improvement of …
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BRAZIL, DO NOT DONATE BLOOD IN A MONTH
Tourists that go from Brazil should refrain to donate blood at least for four weeks to avoid temporary transmission of Zika virus, according to World Health …
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WHO: International emergency because of malformations, but not by Zika virus
OMS has considered a health emergence of international scope the cases of microcephaly and neurological disorders, but not Zika virus in itself for not being …