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UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign
Middle East

UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign

The United Nations says the first round of a vaccination campaign following a polio outbreak in eastern Syria has been…
Egyptian men are the third shortest in Middle East: study
Egypt

Egyptian men are the third shortest in Middle East: study

The Egyptian men are the third shortest among the Middle Eastern countries, with an average male height of 170cm, coming…
Over one in four child deaths linked to polluted environment: WHO
Environment

Over one in four child deaths linked to polluted environment: WHO

More than one in four deaths in children under five is linked to polluted environments, according to two new World…
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO
Health & Fitness

Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO

A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water…
Exclusive: US lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency
Health & Fitness

Exclusive: US lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency

Oct 6 Officials from the U.S. government's health research agency are to be questioned by a congressional committee about why…
Over 43,000 deaths in Egypt linked to pollution in one year
Egypt

Over 43,000 deaths in Egypt linked to pollution in one year

Over 43,000 Egyptians died from diseases related to air pollution in 2012, a report issued by the World Health Organization…
Zika result of ‘massive’ mosquito control failures
Health & Fitness

Zika result of ‘massive’ mosquito control failures

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan lashed out at family planning and mosquito control "failures" as root causes of…
Vegetable fat not the route to a healthy heart: study
Food

Vegetable fat not the route to a healthy heart: study

Replacing animal fat in the human diet with vegetable oil seems not to lower heart disease risk, and might even…
Environment behind nearly quarter of global deaths: WHO
Environment

Environment behind nearly quarter of global deaths: WHO

 One in four deaths worldwide are due to environmental factors like air, water and soil pollution, as well as unsafe…
More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government
Health & Fitness

More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government

More than 5,000 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on…
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