Health
In Brief: Cholera claims 20 lives in Congo
Cholera is believed to have spread from DRC
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Libya: UN to deliver additional consignment of bottled water to Tripoli
Displaced people in eastern Libya outside the town of Ajdabiya
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Simple Things To Do To Lessen Back-To-School Stomach Bugs
Researchers have found that when bottles of sanitizer and wipes were kept around schools and students were cued to use them, they ended up missing significantly fewer days due to stomach bugs.
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Vitamin A Supplements Save Kids' Lives, Researchers Say
It's not often that health experts say the evidence on something is so good that it would be wrong to keep studying it. But that's exactly what a group of researchers who've reviewed 43 trials on vitamin A supplementation for young children in developing countries contend.
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Report: Vaccines Are Safe, Hazards Few And Far Between
Vaccines do come with risks for trouble, but problems are generally rare, according to a new review of the evidence from the Institute of Medicine.
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UN hails Europe’s retention of polio-free status as ‘tremendous news’
Child receives polio vaccine
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Protein linked to Parkinson’s disease may regulate fat metabolism
National Institutes of Health researchers have found that Parkin, an important protein linked with some cases of early-onset Parkinson’s disease, regulates how cells in our bodies take up and process dietary fats.
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Hospitals Have Got Your Back, Maybe A Little Too Quickly
Is that MRI for back pain necessary?
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Human Rights
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
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020