Health care

WHO concerned about the onset of the leprosy epidemic in India

The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern about the growing number of new cases of leprosy (leprosy) in the poorest areas of India.

08 August 2011, 16:41

The world is on the threshold of the hepatitis epidemic

1/3 of all inhabitants of the Earth is infected with a virus that causes hepatitis and kills about a million people annually ...

28 July 2011, 22:18

Only 8% of Ukrainians assess their health on excellent basis

In the course of the study, it was found that only 8% of compatriots assess their state of health perfectly ...

25 July 2011, 16:37

Ecuador announced an emergency situation due to massive alcohol poisoning

In one of the provinces of Ecuador, an emergency regime was introduced due to mass poisoning of residents with homemade alcohol with toxic impurities ...

22 July 2011, 18:10

Twitter will help defeat dengue fever in Brazil

Specialists from Brazil have developed software to track the epidemic of dengue fever reported in the social network twitter ...

22 July 2011, 18:06

In Russia, an energy drink has caused the death of a teenager

Preliminary results of the study showed that just before his death the schoolboy drank several cans of non-alcoholic energy drink ...

19 July 2011, 17:57

In New Zealand, the cover of the magazine outraged the midwives of the country

It shows a hand that holds the baby upside down, as well as a bright inscription ...

19 July 2011, 17:39

Study: Men die of cancer more often than women

The death rate from cancer in general among men in the US is higher than among women. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the National Cancer Institute, led by Michael Cook, analyzing the database on 36 types of cancer and systematizing information on the sex and age of patients.

13 July 2011, 22:52

The number of people with diabetes has more than doubled in the world

The number of people with diabetes in the adult population has more than doubled in the last three decades worldwide - to 347 million ...

28 June 2011, 21:18

In the United States, the toughest pictures of the consequences of smoking will be placed on the packs of cigarettes

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the final list of intimidating images that will become mandatory elements for the design of cigarette packs ...

22 June 2011, 14:28

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