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 …
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(Español) La OMS quiere que las películas donde se fuma sean para adultos
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Is there a health emergency by Zika virus?
World Health Organization (WHO) meets this Monday to determine whether Zika virus is or is not a health emergency of international scope.
WHO says that access to water has improved to 2.3 billion people in 20 years
Pero, todavía, 748 millones no tienen acceso a agua potable de forma sostenida, 1.800 millones usan fuentes de agua contaminadas con heces, 2.500 millones de …
WHO sixfold the number of people with Ebola in Africa: the figure could reach 20,000
El número de personas infectadas con el virus Ébola en África occidental podría llegar a 20.000, seis veces más que las estimaciones actuales, la …
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