Posts Tagged ‘the-world’

Passive smoking ‘global threat’

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 10:51 Comments Off

Almost 95% of the world’s population is still not protected by laws banning smoking, the World Heath Organisation warns.

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Bhopal site ‘not leaking toxins’

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 7:34 Comments Off

Indian officials dismiss claims that the site of the world’s worst industrial disaster at Bhopal is still leaking dangerous toxins.

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Miracle cure?

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:07 Comments Off

Footballer turns to the healing power of the placenta

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Africa heading for ’smoking epidemic’

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:07 Comments Off

As practitioners from around the world gather for an international cancer conference in Tanzania, the head of an African cancer organisation says that the continent is heading for a smoking pandemic.

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Back in training

Monday, October 5, 2009 2:33 Comments Off

Arm wrestling champ fights back after transplant

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Medical imbalance

Monday, October 5, 2009 2:33 Comments Off

Is too much money being spent on Aids in Africa?

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Aid group in child mortality plea

Monday, October 5, 2009 2:33 Comments Off

Child deaths around the world could be dramatically reduced with a relatively small investment, Save the Children says.

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Many more receiving HIV therapy

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:19 Comments Off

Falling prices and increased testing have led to a marked rise in the number of people in the poorest parts of the world receiving treatment for HIV.

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Many more receiving HIV therapy

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:19 Comments Off

Falling prices and increased testing have led to a marked rise in the number of people in the poorest parts of the world receiving treatment for HIV.

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Child mortality drop ‘too slow’

Thursday, September 10, 2009 19:17 Comments Off

Mortality rates among the world’s under-fives continue to fall but the UN children’s agency Unicef says the decline is too slow.

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