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WHO to issue hepatitis C treatment guidelinesThe World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the organization’s first global guidelines on treating hepatitis C on April 9 in London, on the eve of the International Liver Congress. An estimated 130 to 150 million people More… |
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7 MILLION DEATHS: Air pollution takes huge tollAir pollution killed about seven million people in 2012, making it the world's single biggest environmental health risk, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. The toll, a doubling of previous estimates, means on More… |
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Riyadh 'among most polluted cities'Saudi capital Riyadh has been ranked one of the most polluted cities in the world, a report quoting a World Health Organization (WHO) study said. It named Ahvaz, the capital of the Khuzestan Province in Iran, to be suffering the w More… |
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Cut sugar intake drastically urges WHOAdults should eat less than the equivalent of 6 teaspoons of sugar a day if they are to avoid health risks such as weight gain and tooth decay linked to sugary diets, the World Health Organisation said. Issuing draft guidelines ca More… |
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Many countries lack capacity to prevent hearing lossMany of the countries who responded to a new World Health Organization (WHO) survey lack the capacity to prevent and care for hearing loss, according to a report. WHO estimates that over 5 per cent of the world’s popul More… |
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WARNING: Cancer 'growing at alarming pace'* Cancer deaths to rise to 13 million per year * Annual global cost of cancer $1.16 trillion * Action urged on smoking, drinking and obesity Cancer was growing "at an alarming pace" worldwi More… |
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Tighter laws on food 'can reverse obesity epidemic'Governments could slow – and even reverse – the growing epidemic of obesity by taking measures to counter fast food consumption, according to a World Health Organisation study. The study, by a team of researchers based More… |
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WHO alarmed over Mideast premature deathsThere have been a large number of premature deaths in the Middle East region and governments need to urgently prevent lifestyle diseases in the population, said report citing a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official. Proj More… |
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New MERS case reported in OmanThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has been informed of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Oman. The case is a 59 year-old man who became sick with fever, cough a More… |
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UAE reports new Mers virus caseThe UAE has reported a new case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus, this time a 33 year-old male healthcare worker in Dubai, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). MERS had first emerged i More… |
