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  WHO updates 'Essential Medicines List' to counter drug-resistance in bacteria

  Lifestyle | June 07, 2017 14:17 IST

  World 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 15:26 IST

  Amitabh 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 | March 06, 2017 9:25 IST

  The 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 | August 10, 2016 7:00 IST

  A 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 | July 19, 2016 12:28 IST

  A 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 23:50 IST

  Over 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 IST

  New 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 | October 29, 2015 15:22 IST

  Meat 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 | December 22, 2014 8:04 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: 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,