News tagged with world health organization
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Alcohol pricing policies save lives and increase profits, experts say
Setting minimum prices for alcohol increases health and economic benefits, say international experts, who met today for a seminar on alcohol pricing and public health.
Health
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Researchers find new genetic pathway behind neurodevelopmental disorders
Researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, have discovered a new genetic process that could one day provide a novel target for the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as intellectual disability ...
Genetics
Dec 06, 2012 |
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Overestimation of abortion deaths in Mexico hinders maternal mortality reduction efforts
A collaborative study conducted in Mexico by researchers of the University of West Virginia-Charleston (USA), Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (Mexico), Universidad de Chile and the Institute of Molecular ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Dec 06, 2012 |
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Darfur's yellow fever shows 'no sign of stopping'
A rare outbreak of mosquito-borne yellow fever which has killed 165 people in Sudan's Darfur region in the past three months continues to spread, the UN warned on Thursday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 06, 2012 |
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The technology of battling TB
Giri Prasad, a 33-year-old tailor who lives in Delhi, first noticed the pain below his ribs. He went to see a doctor, but when it didn't subside, he traveled to the hospital where he eventually learned he ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Breathalyzer for diagnosis of lung diseases, potential for earlier detection
Siemens is researching a method that may make it possible to diagnose tuberculosis or lung cancer at an early stage using breath samples. The process involves an analysis of the molecular structure of the ...
Medical research
Nov 30, 2012 |
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Ukraine fights spreading HIV epidemic
(AP)—Andrei Mandrykin, an inmate at Prison No. 85 outside Kiev, has HIV. He looks ghostly and much older than his 35 years. But Mandrykin is better off than tens of thousands of his countrymen, because ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2012 |
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Researchers show a better way for curbing TB where the disease is rampant
(Medical Xpress)—Those who live and die behind prison walls don't usually get much public attention. Incarceration is, after all, meant to remove criminals from society. But contagious and potentially deadly ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Child maltreatment linked to mental and physical health disorders in later life
(Medical Xpress)—Child physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect is linked to mental health disorders, drug use, suicide attempts, sexually transmitted infections and risky sexual behaviour in adulthood, according to ...
Health
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Active lifestyle boosts brain structure and slows Alzheimer's disease
An active lifestyle helps preserve gray matter in the brains of older adults and could reduce the burden of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...
Neuroscience
Nov 26, 2012 |
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New LatAm network aims to help infertile couples
Latin America's new infertility network will be a support system for those unable to conceive and lead the fight for cheaper medical treatments for would-be parents, its founders told AFP.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nov 25, 2012 |
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Tobacco industry claims on cigarette packaging are nonsense
Claims that replacing alluring designs on cigarette packs with a plain standardised look will increase illegal tobacco production are baseless - according to a new report published today (Friday) by an international expert. ...
Addiction
Nov 23, 2012 |
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Philippines closer to tobacco, alcohol tax hike
The Philippines has moved closer to raising tobacco and alcohol taxes, the government said Wednesday after the Senate passed a bill aimed at weaning millions of smokers off the habit.
Health
Nov 21, 2012 |
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MRI shows brain disruption in patients with post-concussion syndrome
MRI shows changes in the brains of people with post-concussion syndrome (PCS), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers hope the results point the way to improved detection and treatm ...
Neuroscience
Nov 21, 2012 |
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New test for tuberculosis could improve treatment, prevent deaths in Southern Africa
A new rapid test for tuberculosis (TB) could substantially and cost-effectively reduce TB deaths and improve treatment in southern Africa—a region where both HIV and tuberculosis are common—according to a new study by ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 20, 2012 |
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