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WHO Praised Strides In Fight Against Malaria

April 25, 2012 no comments

April 25, 2012- On Tuesday, the World Health Organization praised the huge gains in the never-ending battle against malaria. The disease is one of the biggest killers in the developing world. The WHO...

Number Of Patients With Diabetes Could Sky Rocket By 2030

November 14, 2011

November 14, 2011- On Monday, a report was released that says over 520 million people could have diabetes by 2030. The number is projected to be based on demographic changes and aging as well as othe...

Nigerian Polio Outbreak Is A Cause For Concern

October 26, 2011

October 27, 2011- Health officials in Nigeria are fighting an unusual polio outbreak. The officials have said a mutating polio vaccine is the cause for the outbreak. However, they said the only way t...

Tuberculosis Spreading Rapidly In Europe

September 14, 2011

September 14, 2011- The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that new forms of tuberculosis (TB) that are drug resistant are spreading rapidly throughout Europe and could cause thousands ...

Diabetes More Than Doubled Worldwide Since 1980

June 26, 2011

June 26, 2011- A much higher number of people have been diagnosed with diabetes than originally thought with the rate more than doubling worldwide since 1980. With over 347 million people afflicted ...

Use Of Mobile Phones May Increase Risk of Brain Tumors

June 1, 2011

June 1, 2011- The World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer experts WHO.L have said that using a mobile phone may increase the risk of certain types of brain tumors developing and suggests that consum...