Health
New NIAAA resource gives guidance on treatment options for alcohol problems
Treatment for Alcohol Problems: Finding and Getting Help
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Trials of Experimental Ebola Therapies to Begin
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Defeating Ebola, ‘a fearsome,’ elusive enemy, requires scaling up response on the ground – UN
Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury, speaks at the briefing on the public health crisis emanating from the Ebola virus outbreak.
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Spike in measles deaths among children troubling, UNICEF says
UNICEF expressed alarm at new data showing that the number of child deaths from measles jumped from an estimated 122,000 in 2012 to 145,700 in 2013.
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WHO warns that progress towards eliminating measles has stalled
WHO warned that progress towards the elimination of measles has stalled. The number of deaths from measles increased from an estimated 122 000 in 2012 to 145 700 in 2013, according to new data published in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Soldiers at increased suicide risk after leaving hospital
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Indian Doctor Arrested Over Sterilization Deaths
Police in central India have arrested a doctor who performed sterilization procedures at a government run health camp that left at least 13 women dead.
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NIDA researchers confirm important brain reward pathway
Partial view of labelled neurons in reward circuitry that starts in dorsal raphe (pictured — ventral tegmental area).
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WHO sets benchmarks to reduce health damage from indoor air pollution
WHO recommendations, released, highlight the dangers of burning fuels like unprocessed coal and kerosene in the home, and set targets for reducing emissions of health-damaging pollutants from domestic cookstoves, space heaters and fuel-based lamps.
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HPV Vaccination Rates Lowest in States With Highest Cervical Cancer Rates: Study
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020