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Outbreaks underline critical need to ramp up health systems: Tedros

The call comes against a backdrop of Marburg and mpox outbreaks, the more than 10,000 COVID-19 deaths still being reported weekly, and the ongoing emergency response to the deadly earthquake in Syria and Türkiye,...

UN rights expert calls on Bangladesh to draft anti-discrimination leprosy laws

“Leprosy is hidden beneath multiple layers of systemic exclusion, structural discrimination, and institutional neglect,” said UN Special Rapporteur on discrimination against persons with leprosy, Alice Cruz, following an eight-day visit to Bangladesh. Currently, people from...

Psychiatry, psychotropic drugs and emotional pain

Peter Breggin, professor of psychiatry at several universities in the USA, private consultant as a doctor in Ithaca (New York), columnist for scientific journals and author of numerous books, once stated in public that...

Amaxophobia: The fear of driving and how to overcome it

The world is full of adventures. There are many people who have to face their fears every day and try to overcome them. Amaxophobia is the fear of driving, and it's actually much more common...

UN-backed project aims to eliminate mercury from skin lightening products

The initiative will support a holistic approach to phase out the harmful chemical and promote the beauty of all skin tones.  Consumers unaware of risks  Skin lightening products inhibit the body’s production of melanin, the pigment...

First Person: Plea to prevent ‘lost generation’ in Syria

The devastating impact of 12 years of civil war has been compounded by the 6 February earthquake which has left tens of thousands of people dead and millions more in need of support on...

New OECD/WHO report on benefits of increasing physical activity in Europe to be published 17 February 2023

13/02/2023 - Being physically active is one of the most important things people can do to improve their physical and mental health. Considering both the impact of the COVID‑19 restrictions on physical activity levels...

UN General Assembly hears call for worldwide pandemic warning system

Participants in a panel headlined, Challenges and Opportunities in Creating an Early Warning System for Global Pandemics, on Tuesday warned that we are witnessing the dismantling of essential infectious disease monitoring programmes, at a time...

WHO reports exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa

Across the continent, cases in January were 30 per cent higher than for the whole of last year.  Most new infections and deaths have occurred in Malawi, which is facing its worst outbreak in 20...

Tips that can save your life in an earthquake

Let's stay safe indoors The most important thing during the earthquake itself is to move as little as possible and carefully - most injuries during earthquakes are caused by movement, falls and sprains, fractures and...

Slamming ‘big formula milk companies’, WHO scientist calls for swift clampdown to protect nursing mothers

“This new research highlights the vast economic and political power of the big formula milk companies, as well as serious public policy failures that prevent millions of women from breastfeeding their children,” said Nigel...

Education: More investment in school health, nutrition, will realize childhood potential

It is estimated that some 584 million children have limited or no access to basic drinking water services at school.    Nearly half live in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the study by the UN Educational,...

Reduce pollution to combat ‘superbugs’ and other anti-microbial resistance

The study focuses on the environmental dimensions of AMR, which occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines.  It calls for strengthening action to reduce the emergence,...

The bacteria that controls our brains

Caring for the multitude of bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms that live in our gut could help us think better and even offer new ways to treat mental illness. Your intestinal tract contains a lively...

Mozart‘s sonata relieves epileptic seizures

One particular piece by Mozart, the Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, relieves epileptic seizures. A new study shows what these therapeutic properties are due to, writes the journal Nature. During their study, the...

Scientists are trying to determine the origin of the bubonic plague

Little is known about the origins, evolution and spread of the plague, despite huge advances in DNA technology and research. A team of international scientists studied hundreds of modern and ancient genome sequences in an...

WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind global breast cancer threat

3 February 2023 Health A UN-led global initiative to tackle breast cancer could save 2.5 million lives by 2040, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, just ahead of World Cancer Day. Each year, more...

African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030

1 February 2023 Health UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.  The first ministerial meeting...

Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: UNODC report

1 February 2023 Health Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed to stem the flow, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states in...

The transmission of genes between children and parents – which ones are passed on and which ones are not?

With absolute accuracy, no one can answer the question of what color eyes and what nose the new person will have, just as they can predict how healthy they will be born, but scientists...

More action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases

More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the past decade, but greater efforts and investment are needed in the face of pandemic-related disruptions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

A source of Holocaust on trial at the UN, to be watched online

Holocaust - A unique event — “The International Mock Trial on Human Rights” — will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York Tomorrow (Tuesday, 31 January) at 3:00 pm EST, and will also be streamed...

Italy, €160,000 seized following a fraud with EU agricultural funds

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Naples, the Italian Financial Police of Salerno seized over €160 000 on 26 January, as part of an investigation into possible fraud with EU agricultural funds.

What foods are bad for hormones?

To be in good health, there must be a balance of hormones in our body. To maintain it, it is important to eat healthy, exercise regularly, do not take nutritional supplements without consulting a...

The Y chromosome degenerates: To survive, men will have to develop a new sex gene

A new study suggests that the human Y chromosome, passed down through the paternal line to men, is literally degenerating and may disappear completely in a few million years, writes Science Alert. Such a...
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