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WHO updates 'Essential Medicines List' to counter drug-resistance in bacteria
Lifestyle | Jun 07, 2017, 02:17 PM ISTWorld Health Organisation has added 10 antibiotics to the list for adults and 12 for children.
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Amitabh Bachchan chosen WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis
Bollywood | May 12, 2017, 03:26 PM ISTAmitabh Bachchan, a Hepatitis B conqueror, was on Friday appointed the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for the Hepatitis awareness programme in southeast Asia region.
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Pollution kills 1.7 million children every year: WHO
World | Mar 06, 2017, 09:25 AM ISTThe World Health Organisation, it its new report on Monday, said that each year, environmental pollutants lead to the death of an estimated 1.7 million children under five.
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Seasonal allergies may affect your memory, claims study
Lifestyle | Aug 10, 2016, 07:00 AM ISTA recent study has indicated that the seasonal allergies may affect the functioning of brain as allergies reduce the presence of immune cells as well as increase the growth of nervous tissue. Hay fever,
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Over half of India’s allopathic doctors have no medical degree: WHO
India | Jul 19, 2016, 12:28 PM ISTA recent WHO report has made a shocking revelation claiming that only 31 per cent of the proclaimed allopathic doctors in India in 2001 were educated only up to the secondary level and 57 per cent did not have any medical qualification degree.
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Over 80 percent of world's city dwellers breathe polluted air: WHO
World | May 27, 2016, 11:50 PM ISTOver 80 percent of world's city dwellers breathe polluted air, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a WHO report said today
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Delhi no longer most polluted in the world: Here is the list of top 10 cities
World | May 12, 2016, 11:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Six of the ten most polluted cities in the world are in India, says the latest report by the World Health Organisation. Six Indian cities – Gwalior, Allahabad, Patna, Raipur, Ludhiana, and Delhi
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Revealed: The 116 things that cause cancer!
Lifestyle | Oct 29, 2015, 03:22 PM ISTMeat eaters around the world were in for a shock this week after the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that processed meat products cause cancer.Processed meat refers to any meat that is salted, cured or
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Gutka ban is good for India's youth: WHO study
India | Dec 22, 2014, 08:04 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: State-level laws banning "gutka" - a form of chewing tobacco - are having a positive impact on Indian youths, according to a study by WHO.The World Health Organization (WHO) study was conducted in Assam,