Category: Health alert
Bird flu alert in South Korea raised to highest level for the first time
After experiencing an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu that started a month ago, South Korea’s agriculture ministry has now raised the bird flu alert status in the country to the highest level for the first time as […]
WHO: Stagnant funding threaten global fight against malaria
Insufficient funds and fragile health systems are threatening efforts to achieve globally agreed targets on the way to eventual elimination of malaria, according to the annual report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Talking about how the world is […]
US CDC warns of worsening opioid, heroin epidemic in the US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that the number of deaths due to overdoses of illicit opioids rose sharply again in 2015 and the epidemic of death due to opioids continues to worsen. CDC Director […]
WHO: Zika no longer an international emergency, still a global health threat
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared that Zika virus is no longer an international emergency. However, the organization stressed that it still remains as a global public health threat and so a long-term effort to address the virus […]
Sixty percent of under-five deaths found in 10 Asian, African countries
Sixty percent of the 5.9 million children under five years old who died last year were in 10 countries in Asia and Africa, according to a recently published study, which prompted calls for action to reduce the mortality rate. The […]
People with health anxiety more likely to suffer from heart diseases
Those who worry too much about their health have a higher risk of developing heart diseases, according to a new study in Norway. A nationwide cardiovascular research project was conducted in Norway where researchers analyzed data from over 7,000 Norwegians […]
600,000 child deaths every year is caused by high air pollution, UNICEF says
Around 300 million children worldwide, or almost one in seven kids, live in areas with high levels of outdoor air pollution and they are the most vulnerable to the damage, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the children’s […]
WHO IARC asked panel not to release weedkiller review documents
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency under the World Health Organization (WHO), advised its academic experts on one of its review panels not to release documents regarding a 2015 review of the weedkiller glyphosate. […]
Asian countries intensify anti-smoking, tobacco regulations
Stepping up their game in the war against cigarettes, four countries in Asia (Japan, China, the Philippines and Indonesia) have launched new measures to regulate smoking and tobacco products, in the interest of public health. Limits on passive smoking which […]
Watch out for these 6 warning signs of a heart attack one month before
Cardiovascular diseases or heart diseases have been the leading cause of death for both men and women all over the world for many years now. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 17.5 million people died from CVDs […]
