Air pollution deaths are double earlier estimates: study
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe and 8.8 million…
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Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
by Patrick GALEY A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage,…
7 years ago
Madagascar battles killer measles outbreak
by Tsiresena MANJAKAHERY ANTSIRANANA, Madagascar (AFP) -- Frangeline is aged two but weighs no more than a four-month-old -- the…
7 years ago
Thailand to start testing medical marijuana on patients
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand is poised to start its first tests of cannabis oil on patients, a health…
7 years ago
Facebook launches offensive to combat misinformation on vaccines
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Facebook launched an offensive Thursday to suppress the spread of misinformation about vaccines on the…
7 years ago
US ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek announces pancreatic cancer
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Alex Trebek, the beloved host of US game show 'Jeopardy!', announced Wednesday that he has…
7 years ago
Large study again confirms MMR vaccine doesn’t cause autism
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A study following more than 650,000 Danish children for over a decade has led researchers…
7 years ago
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
by Marlowe HOOD and Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A second person is in sustained remission…
7 years ago
UN warns of ‘complacency’ as measles cases soar worldwide
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Just 10 countries were responsible for three-quarters of a global surge in measles cases last year,…
7 years ago
Study finds potential new weapon in fight against malaria
by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- For years, insecticide-soaked mosquito nets have helped dramatically lower malaria infections,…
7 years ago
US health experts say measles resurgence ‘unacceptable’
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US public health experts sounded the alarm Wednesday over…
7 years ago
Mini miracle: ‘Record-breaking’ preemie leaves Tokyo hospital
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A baby born in Tokyo weighing the same as a large onion has gone home…
7 years ago
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