Tonio Borg: EU has "moral obligation" to help countries affected by Ebola outbreak
The EU has a “moral obligation” to help the countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, said health commissioner Tonio Borg. Speaking during a meeting with the Parliament's public health committee on 3 September, he added: "The more we contain it, the...
First WHO report on suicide prevention
More than 800 000 people die by suicide every year – around one person every 40 seconds, according to WHO's first global report on suicide prevention, published. Some 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries.
‘Now is the time to act,’ UN urges on release of first global report on suicide prevention
Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
People With OCD May Have Higher Odds for Schizophrenia: Study
Farm Antibiotics May Be Linked to Food Allergies
NIH statement on International FASD Awareness Day
September 9th is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day, a reminder that all nine months of pregnancy...
WHO Calls for Coordinated Response to Fight Ebola
The United Nations World Health Organization is calling for a coordinated global response to combat the growing Ebola outbreak affecting parts of West Africa.
UNICEF takes part in UN inter-agency mission to Amerli, northern Iraq
A team of UNICEF technical officers, including health, water, sanitation and hygiene, protection and emergency experts, were on an inter-agency assessment mission to the town of Amerli in the Salah Al-Din Governorate, northern Iraq.
Experts Warn World Losing Ebola Fight
The international medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says the world is losing the battle against Ebola and warns the deadly virus will not be stopped unless wealthy nations dispatch specialized biological disaster response teams to West Africa...
ADHD Medications Won't Stunt Kids' Growth, Study Finds
