World Health Assembly progress on noncommunicable diseases and traditional medicine
The World Health Assembly continued progress Friday, approving plans to better incorporate palliative care, expand inclusion of the needs of those affected by autism, improve access to health care for those with disabilities, better integrate the use...
Older Medication Just as Effective as Newer Medication for Patients with Schizophrenia
Fit Kids Have Better Body-Fat Distribution, Study Finds
World Health Assembly approves resolution on hepatitis and mechanism to coordinate noncommunicable disease response
The World Health Assembly approved a resolution to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis and proposals to improve global coordination of efforts to address noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, cancers, heart disease and...
Rising air pollution-related deaths taking heavy toll on society, OECD says
Deaths from outdoor air pollution by region in 2005 and 2010
World Health Assembly approves monitoring framework for maternal and child nutrition
At the World Health Assembly Wednesday, Member States approved a global monitoring framework on maternal, infant and young child nutrition. The WHO Secretariat was asked to develop recommendations for Member States on how to address the inappropriate...
FDA Approves New Artificial Sweetener
Norway should strengthen primary care to address evolving healthcare needs, says OECD
Improving primary care systems and co-ordination between health services would help Norway meet the changing needs of its healthcare system, as the population ages and hospital stays become shorter, according to a new OECD report.
World Health Assembly guest speakers focus on gender-based violence and newborn health
Dr Christine Kaseba-Sata, First Lady of Zambia (WHO Goodwill Ambassador against gender-based violence) and Melinda Gates, co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation addressed delegates at the World Health Assembly.
NIH study links high cholesterol levels to lower fertility
High cholesterol levels may impair fertility in couples trying to achieve a pregnancy, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University at Buffalo (New York), and Emory University in Atlanta.
