World News
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US moves on e-cigs and flavours
04 Dec 2018
The Food and Drug Administration in the United States of America has launched a huge effort to counter underage use of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.In a multifaceted... -
Quarter of young English women struggling with mental health
04 Dec 2018
Official National Health Service figures recently released revel that one in four young women in England are suffering some form of mental illness.Depression and anxiety are the... -
Massive malnutrition deaths among children in Yemen
04 Dec 2018
Eighty-five thousand children under the age of five are estimated to have died from acute malnutrition in Yemen during the course of the three-year war there.The United Nations... -
Measles growing in some countries
03 Dec 2018
Gaps in vaccination coverage have led to an increase in reported cases of measles around the world. In 2017, numerous countries experienced severe and protracted outbreaks of the... -
First ever multi-drug Ebola trial for the Congo
03 Dec 2018
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced that a randomised control trial has begun to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of drugs used... -
WMA backs WHO in call for more doctor involvement in fighting air pollution
14 Nov 2018
The first World Health Organisation conference on air pollution was held in October-November in Geneva, Switzerland.In its report on air pollution and child health, the WHO said... -
Medical practices going green all over the planet
14 Nov 2018
The World Medical Association is urging physicians around the world to ‘go green’.The WMA is offering physicians and their national medical associations a free online service, My... -
WMA updates advice on medically indicated termination of pregnancy
31 Oct 2018
Revised advice to physicians on medically indicated termination of pregnancy has been issued by the World Medical Association.At its recent annual General Assembly in Reykjavik,... -
Smoking in England in fast decline
31 Oct 2018
Public Health England has forecast that by 2030 Britain could be a smoke-free society.And just one in 10 English people will smoke cigarettes in five years’ time, according to the... -
US campaign tells kids vaping is crap
05 Oct 2018
The Food and Drug Administration in the US has launched an ad campaign to discourage teenagers from vaping.The campaign, described by FDA officials themselves as irreverent, uses...
