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MANILA - Nearly two billion people in the Asia-Pacific region will be at risk from dengue fever unless governments do more to fight the debilitating disease, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
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PARIS - A simple test for cervical cancer, designed to be used in developing countries, could strike a massive blow against the disease notorious as a ‘silent killer’ of women, doctors said on Sunday.
GENEVA - More than half a million women still die each year in pregnancy and childbirth, often bleeding to death because no emergency obstetrical care is available, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
WASHINGTON - Children later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis had far lower levels of vitamin D than other youngsters, Canadian researchers reported on Friday in studies showing more links between the ‘sunshine’ vitamin and disease.
HONG KONG- Infants who have been given the common pain reliever paracetamol may have a higher risk of developing asthma and eczema by the time they are 6 or 7, a large study covering children in 31 countries has found.
LONDON -There is no such thing as a safe tan, U.S. and British researchers said on Thursday. They said in their review of published studies that tans and skin cancer both begin with DNA damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet light but many people, especially the young, ignore or are unaware of this danger in a quest for a bronzed body.
ROCKVILLE, Maryland - A major study links a chemical widely used in plastic products, including baby bottles, to health problems in humans like heart disease and diabetes, but U.S. regulators said on Tuesday they still believe it is safe.