Health

Beijing’s smoke busters point the way for national ban

by Becky Davis BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Wielding an “inspector” badge, volunteer Liu Li follows his nose as he sniffs…

FDA warns against fake hepatitis medicine

QUEZON City, Philippines - The Food and Drug Administration warned the public against fake hepatitis C medicines which came from…

WHO to better respond to emergencies

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Member states of the World Health Organization have agreed a long-awaited reform of the agency so…

Financial crisis may have caused 500,000 cancer deaths worldwide: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The global financial crisis may have caused an additional 500,000 cancer deaths from 2008-2010, a new…

WHO: “The world is not prepared to cope” with threat of infectious diseases

GENEVA, Switzerland -- The head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, came out swinging at the opening ceremony of…

Los Angeles braces for arrival of Zika virus

LOS ANGELES , United States (Reuters) -- The outbreak of the Zika virus is expected to reach the continental United…

Global life expectancy up five years since 2000: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization said…

Yellow fever outbreak ‘serious’ but not global health emergency: WHO

by Nina LARSON GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) -- A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola and Congo is of great…

Global nutrition company holds South East Asia Extravaganza in Singapore

By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Online Correspondent (EAGLE NEWS) SINGAPORE – Los Angeles-based global nutrition company Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) is holding…

Heavier is now ‘healthier’ than in 1970s: study

by Kerry SHERIDAN MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Being on the heavier side may not be as dangerous as it…

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