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…
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Health
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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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