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Couch potato lifestyles cost EU €8B per year, report says
If Europe wants to save its health systems money, it better get moving — literally. Europeans’ lack of physical activity is costing EU countries a…
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: how disaster diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives
The death toll of the massive earthquakes that have rocked the Turkey-Syria border region has now exceeded 5,000 people and the World Health Organization has…
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Health
How To Prevent Helicobacter Pylori
By Royal Ibeh, Lagos Helicobacter Pylori, popularly known as H. pylori, are bacteria that can cause an infection in the stomach or small intestine. The…
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WHO says monkeypox vaccine ‘not a silver bullet’ as breakthrough cases reported
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the monkeypox vaccine is not a “silver bullet,” with the health body beginning to receive reports of breakthrough…
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Monkeypox Outbreak: WHO Declares Virus A Global Health Emergency
Following a worldwide upsurge in Monkey pox cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the virus a global health emergency. WHO director general, Dr…
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WHO sees more evidence that omicron affects upper respiratory tract
More evidence is emerging that the omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants, a World Health Organization…
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Two weeks into the Omicron outbreak: Where to from here?
A little more than two weeks since omicron’s discovery a lot has been learned about the latest coronavirus variant. A lot remains to be discovered.…
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WHO says measures used against Delta should work for Omicron
Measures used to counter the Delta variant should remain the foundation for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, even in the face of the new Omicron version…
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Israel bans all foreigners from entering over Omicron fears
As fears mount over the newly identified coronavirus variant Omicron, governments around the world are scrambling to protect their citizens from a potential outbreak. The…
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COVID-19: US, WHO Push China For Data From Early Days Of Contagion
Peter Daszak (C) and other members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic leave the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital…
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