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The “skyline” — Manhattan plot graph of genetic variation associated with schizophrenia — has risen dramatically over the past few years, Due to the enhanced ability to detect subtle effects of common gene variants that comes with larger sample sizes. Bars that rise above the red line indicate chromosomal sites that confer risk.

North Korea is threatening to pull its delegation out of the Asian Games scheduled for later this year in South Korea after talks on the North's involvement broke down this week.

The World Bank and the Ministry of Health organized a technical workshop on reforming the pharmaceutical sector in Albania. Participants in the event included the Minister of Health Ilir Beqaj, the World Bank Country Manager for Albania Tahseen Sayed, managerial and technical staff from the Ministry of Health, Health Insurance Fund, Drug Laboratory Control Agency, representatives from the development partners, and associations involved in the sector.

Preliminary findings of a new survey by UNICEF and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) show that while food security has improved in some areas, over 10 million Yemenis – more than 40 percent of the population – don’t know where their next meal will come from.

The UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has partnered with Haitian Agencies to combat cholera by providing clean water.