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E-cigarettes : How safe they are? The debate continues

The FINANCIAL -- A recent clinical review has now summarized the latest evidence concerning the use of e-cigarettes as aids to smoking cessation. Do electronic cigarettes cause less harm than smoking, and will they help me quit? These are the key questions that people who smoke but wish to quit raise with their healthcare ...

Health Benefits Far Outweigh the Costs of Meeting Climate Change Goals

The FINANCIAL -- Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone, according to ...

WHO and Partners Against Malaria

The FINANCIAL -- Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new World malaria report 2018. To get the reduction in malaria deaths and disease ...

Improve Uptake of Hepatitis C Testing

The FINANCIAL -- New research published in Scientific Reports shows persisting fears about HIV infection may impact testing uptake for the Hepatitis C Virus ...

HIV Diagnoses at Alarmingly High Levels in the European Region Despite Progress in EU/EEA

The FINANCIAL -- With nearly 160 000 people newly diagnosed with HIV, 2017 marked another year of alarming numbers of new HIV diagnoses in the World Health Organization, European Region. ...

Study Says That Some Foods Are Linked With a Higher Rate of Death For Real

The FINANCIAL -- Food is full of chemicals and always has been. After all, everything is chemicals. But modern 'ultraprocessed' food is something else again – and new research suggests it could be ...

Newborn babies have inbuilt ability to pick out words, study shows

The FINANCIAL -- Newborn babies are born with the innate skills needed to pick out words from language, a new study published in Developmental Science ...

U.S.: 220 Cancer Patient Campaigns Raised $1.4 Million

"Crowdfunding" campaigns for the homeopathic treatment of cancer are overwhelmingly an American phenomenon and can be highly successful in terms of dollars raised, despite no evidence of efficacy, ...

H1N1: Take time to get a flu vaccine.

The FINANCIAL -- CDC (U.S. health protection agency) recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against influenza and its potentially serious ...

What You Should Know About Flu Antiviral Drugs. FAQ.

Can the flu be treated?Yes. There are prescription medications called “antiviral drugs” that can be used to treat flu ...

Nearly 30 million Sick and Premature Newborns in Dire Need of Treatment Every Year

The FINANCIAL -- Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick every year and need specialized care to survive, according to a new report by a global coalition that includes ...

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