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Polio free India

India reported its last case of polio on Jan 13 last year, from Kolkata West Bengal.

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Strauss-Kahn’s ancestor ran a whorehouse in France

A book revealed Dominique Strauss-Kahn`s great-great-grandfather ran a brothel in Lons-le-Saunier.

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‘Use Japan N-disaster to reform mental health’

After a disaster such as Fukushima accident, the prevalence of severe mental disorders, such as psy...

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Two million die of air pollution each year: WHO

Two million people worldwide die from air pollution each year, the Geneva based World Health Organiz...

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Delhi wholesale markets closed in support of Anna

City`s otherwise buzzing wholesale markets in Sadar Bazar and Khari Baoli and jewellery hubs in Ol...

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WHO warns leprosy spreading in India

The disfiguring disease is spreading in poverty-stricken pockets of the country.

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Govt adopts new strategy to help leprosy patients

India is among the three countries which have reported the maximum number of leprosy cases.

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Increase immunisation coverage, urges WHO

WHO has declared 2012 as the Year of Intensification for Routine Immunisation in the South East Asia...

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Indians world`s most depressed people: Report

Indians are the world`s most depressed people with nearly 36 per cent suffering from Major Depressi...

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Viral hepatitis a silent killer: WHO

The World Health Organisation Wednesday said that viral hepatitis kills more people than any other c...

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Indians most depressed: WHO report

According to a study conducted by the World Health Organization, India has the highest rate of major...

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WHO seeks ban on TB blood tests

The World Health Organization called for an immediate ban on the use of blood tests to detect active...

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WHO lauds India`s effort to combat HIV in Africa

While all the MNCs declined to supply HIV vaccine at cheaper rates Serum Institute of India did so f...

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First study of lung cancer patient who never smoke

Scientists claim to have carried out a first-of-its-kind study of a patient with lung cancer, who n...

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Panetta asks Pakistan to target Zawahiri in FATA

America`s new Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has asked Pakistan to target al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Z...

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Diabetics at higher risk of developing TB

Diabetes depresses the immune response, which in turn facilitates infection with Mycobacterium tuber...

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WHO experts investigate Bihar`s mystery disease

The mystery disease was identified as encephalitis by health experts Thursday. But the Bihar governm...

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Alternatives to antibiotics in sight

Figures released by WHO show that in 2010, nearly half-a-million people were infected with TB which ...

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Eight out of 10 countries using mobile health: WHO

The global health body found that only 19 of 114 countries surveyed had no mobile health initiative,...

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`New Delhi superbug` remains a global concern: WHO

It remains "a global concern" because of its resistance to all available antibiotics in the world.

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WHO study on cancer from cell phones outdated: Experts

WHO study linking mobile phone usage with brain tumour had been spelt out long ago for India.

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`Indian research on effects of cell phone more extensive`

WHO had said heavy use of mobile & other wireless communication devices could possibly cause cancer....

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Mobile phones can cause cancer: WHO

WHO`s Agency for Research on Cancer has classified cellphones as a `possible` carcinogen.

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Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO

Tobacco will kill nearly 6 mn people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers.

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Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO

Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, WHO said.

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China should use state monopoly for tobacco control: WHO

China is the world`s largest cigarette producer and consumer.

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WHO urges countries to tackle tobacco epidemic

Globally, nearly six million people die each year from tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke...

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`Small pox virus may become poor man`s atom bomb`

Delay in destruction of the virus raises the spectre of bioterrorism.

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Here`s some facts on Tobacco use

There are 1.1 billion people in the world, and up to 1/3 of the adult population who use tobacco.

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WHO reaffirms commitment to fight AIDS

At least 2 mn lives could be saved by 2015 if the WHO`s 193 member-states achieve stated goals in th...

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Fibre-rich foods guard against bowel cancer

Three servings a day of cereal fibre and whole grains reduce the risk of bowel cancer.

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India needs to increase spending on healthcare: WHO

Low govt spending on health - at $32 per capita characterizes the poor state of healthcare in India.

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India needs to increase spending on healthcare: WHO

While India`s life expectancy has gone up to 65 years in 2009, up from 61 years in 2000. Global lif...

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China outperforms India in tackling `double-burden` of diseases

Double-burden of diseases includes infectious diseases affecting poor & chronic lifestyle ailments. ...

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India No 1 in road accident deaths

As per WHO, over one lakh people die in India due to road accidents annually.

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Measles outbreak in Europe: WHO

According to the WHO, 33 European countries have reported over 6,500 measles cases.

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Medical errors among top 10 killers: WHO

According to the World Health Organization, one in 10 hospital admissions leads to an adverse event....

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WHO to assist India in superbug research

WHO will be assisting Indian govt in the research on whether the superbug is a health threat or not.

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WHO Day: Walia inaugurates modern facilities at two hospitals

Delhi Health Minister A K Walia today dedicated modern diagnostic facilities in two major hospital...

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Antibiotic-resistant superbugs could take us to pre-Penicillin era

WHO warned that the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs threatens to take us to pre-Penicillin er...

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WHO calls for urgent action on antibiotic use

Suboptimal doses are actually those that steer the mechanism to develop drug resistance.

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Widowhood may raise dementia risk: Study

Widowed people who never remarry are more likely to develop Alzheimer`s and dementia.

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Small pox resurfaces in Jharkhand?

Jharkhand has rushed doctors to Gumla district to verify local media reports that small pox - a cont...

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WHO experts warn of yellow fever virus hitting India, South East Asia

Dr. A.P. Dash has warned that yellow fever virus could wipe out a large part of India`s population.

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WHO warns of "serious" food radiation in Japan

Engineers have restored electricity to three reactors at Fukushima complex.

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Japan radiation localised, no immediate threat: WHO

Japan has been battling to bring under control the overheating Fukushima nuclear plant.

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WHO finds polio virus in Delhi sewage

In what could be a cause of concern for the national capital,WHO has found the polio virus in the ci...

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Alcoholism kills two million people every year

More than two mn people die every year in the world for causes related to alcoholism.

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Alcohol kills 2.5mn a year: WHO

The WHO report also indicated that young people were especially vulnerable to its harms.

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Alcohol kills more than AIDS: WHO

Approximately 2.5 million people die each year from alcohol related causes.

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