A new and more virulent strain of the E coli bacterium caused the outbreak that has killed 17 people and left more than 1,500 ill across Europe, the World Health Organisation has announced. Hilde Kruse, a food safety expert at the WHO, told the Associated Press it was “a unique strain that has never been [...]
A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee. By now you may have heard that cell phones are “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” That’s according to the World Health Organization and something some scientists have suspected [...]
The United Nations is appealing for nearly $164 million for cholera relief in Haiti over the next six months. Aid agencies say the epidemic is worsening and they anticipate up to 200,000 people will show symptoms of cholera in the coming six months. Latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures report more than 11,000 Haitians have [...]
In a rural nook of east Alabama where there aren’t enough bright lights to blot out the stars at night, missionaries and community leaders from foreign lands are learning to save lives in the Third World not just with Bibles, but with mud, sand and leaves. Located off a winding highway, an organization called Servants [...]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) will launch its first global report on neglected tropical diseases followed by commitment announcements from WHO‘s major partners. WHO said that the report contains first time evidence on the epidemiology, economic burden and costs of interventions for 17 neglected tropical diseases(1). These diseases, which are endemic in 149 countries worldwide [...]
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