Thai government says will ban recreational cannabis use
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on…
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Health
Child pneumonia spikes in Pakistan’s smoggy winter
LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs…
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Five key facts about cancer
By Olivier THIBAULT PARIS, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - With nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases…
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New cancer cases to soar 77% by 2050: WHO
GENEVA, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in…
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More than one billion now afflicted by obesity: Lancet
More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled…
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Ukraine women fear premature birth at frontline hospital
By Emmanuel PEUCHOT With a pink jumper covering her round belly, Yana Lyakh was all smiles at a Ukraine hospital…
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Prehistoric ‘chewing gum’ sheds light on Stone Age diet
DNA from a type of "chewing gum" used by teenagers in Sweden 10,000 years ago is shedding new light on…
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Deaf boy can now hear after breakthrough gene treatment
His father's voice, the sounds of passing cars and scissors clipping his hair: An 11-year-old boy is hearing for the…
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WHO coordinator describes Gaza hospitals in ‘rapid deterioration’
A World Health Organization official on Wednesday described dire conditions in the Gaza Strip's remaining hospitals, where patients are "waiting…
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Madrid wants masks worn in hospitals as viruses surge
MADRID, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) - The Spanish government on Friday called for the wearing of masks to be obligatory…
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