Pokemon’s a no-go on Bangkok’s roads
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- The hunters have become the hunted. Police in Bangkok announced a crackdown on Monday against Thai…
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Study in mice shows Zika virus also attacks adult brain cells
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have found that Zika can attack special populations of brain cells in adult mice…
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Global database for women exposed to Zika
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Swiss doctors have asked thousands of colleagues worldwide to provide data for the…
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Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm
(REUTERS HEALTH) Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began…
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DOH welcome WHO position paper on dengue vaccine, urges public to intensify household measures
MANILA, Aug 4 - The Department of Health (DOH) welcomes World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent statement on dengue vaccine introduction…
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Public urged to reduce consumption of sugar sweetened food
DUMAGUETE CITY (PIA)—The National Nutrition Council (NNC) urged the public to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened foods and beverage to reduce the…
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Can coffee cause cancer? Only if it’s very hot, says WHO agency
(REUTERS) There is no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency said on…
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Thailand first in Asia to eliminate mother-to-baby HIV: WHO
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand has become the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, the World Health…
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Latest Ebola outbreak in Guinea is over: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The latest outbreak of Ebola in Guinea has ended, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning…
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WHO to better respond to emergencies
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Member states of the World Health Organization have agreed a long-awaited reform of the agency so…
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WHO: “The world is not prepared to cope” with threat of infectious diseases
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, came out swinging at the opening ceremony of…
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Global life expectancy up five years since 2000: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization said…
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