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WHO members approve nearly $7 bn budget

The World Health Organization on Monday won basic approval for a $6.83-billion budget over the next two years, including a 20-percent hike in mandatory membership fees. As the UN health agency kicked off its annual decision-making assembly, member states in a key committee approved the budget without objection, AFP reports. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the move as “historic ...

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5 Foods that help ease your arthritis pain

Food is medicine. If you’re struggling with pain from arthritis, eating foods that have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties — along with any drugs or other treatments your doctor recommends — may help. “Research is ongoing, but scientists already have found that certain foods may reduce arthritis-related inflammation and pain,” says registered dietitian Andrea Dunn, RD, LD, CDE. Here are ...

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WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord

A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a “historic agreement” marking a dramatic shift in the approach to global health security after the Covid crisis, the WHO chief said Sunday. “We cannot simply carry on as we did before,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said as he opened the World Health Organization’s annual assembly in Geneva. WHO’s member states have begun ...

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Screening to detect anaemia in women

A massive drive to create awareness on low haemoglobin has been taken up by Rotary International. Rotary Club of Salt Lake Metropolitan and Rotary International District 3291 have taken up a project to screen, educate and treat women suffering from low haemoglobin. So far, 1,500 women have been screened out of which 68.5 per cent were found to be anaemic. ...

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‘Adulterated food a major threat to public health’

Ensuring proper measurement of food and its ingredients is vital for maintaining food safety as millions of people suffer from illness by eating contaminated and adulterated foods every year. Hazardous food has been adjudged as a major threat to public health in the present context, so emphasis should be given on adopting effective measures in this regard. Administrative officials and ...

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One billion threatened by cholera: UN

A billion people in 43 countries are at risk of cholera, the United Nations warned Friday, and though the outbreaks could be stopped, the United Nations said resources were desperately lacking. The UN health agency said the outlook was bleak, as it seeks $640 million to fight the infectious disease, but said the longer it takes to ramp up the ...

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US judges appear skeptical of preserving access to abortion pill

A US federal appeals court panel appeared skeptical on Wednesday of preserving access to a widely used abortion pill. The three conservative judges pushed back against government arguments that the decision on whether to allow the use of mifepristone should be left to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which approved the drug more than 20 years ago. “We are ...

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Non-sugar sweeteners raise risk of diabetes, heart diseases: WHO

Non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) do not provide any long-term benefits for adults or children seeking to lose body fat, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a newly released guideline. WHO recommends people refrain from using NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases, reported United Press International (UPI). Moreover, using non-sugar sweeteners with the aim of ...

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5 food habits that can help reverse fatty liver

Currently, the number of patients suffering from fatty liver is increasing. Another name for fatty liver is hepatic steatosis. Fat accumulation in the liver can lead to liver damage and other health problems. This problem is called fatty liver. It is possible to reduce the risk of fatty liver by making some changes in your lifestyle. But in case of ...

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