WHO Hopes Clean Water Guide Helps Prevent Disease
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The World Health Organization (news - web sites) issued new guidelines on Tuesday on preventing contamination of drinking water supplies and resultant illnesses.
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Encouraging people to wash their hands properly can reduce the rate of diarrhea by 30 percent, potentially saving lives, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Preventing disease in a developing and mostly rural country such as Vietnam can sometimes be as simple as frequently washing hands with soap.
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U.S. scientists say they have made a discovery that could help public health officials know instantly when pollution moves into the coastal ocean.
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Simply inhaling a saltwater spray could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and tuberculosis, U.S. and German researchers reported on Monday.
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By Xie Chuanjiao  One of Gansu Party Secretary Lu Hao's main priorities is to help millions of residents of his province gain access to safe drinking water.
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The next few days will be critical in controlling any potential outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunamis, the UN health agency said Thursday.
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CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.
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Tens of thousands of survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.
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(CP) - New antibiotic-resistant pathogens, airborne mercury and urban sprawl are threatening the health of the Great Lakes and millions of people who live around the bodies of fresh water, a report to the Canadian and U.S. governments concludes.
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Using wind to make clean water could be a winning combination.
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The World Health Organization (WHO)  agreed on Thursday to launch a study into ways to counter  alcohol abuse in what could be the opening shot of an  international campaign against excessive drinking.
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The United Nations will launch a global  campaign Monday aimed at ensuring every school in the world has  clean water and sanitation within a decade, cutting health  risks and raising attendance.
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The World Health Organization (WHO)launched here Thursday an atlas of heart disease and stroke, graphically detailing a global epidemic that is the leading single cause of death worldwide.
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More than one billion people drink unsafe water and over 2.6 billion, around 40 percent of the world's population, have no access to basic sanitation, U.N. agencies said on Thursday.
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PARIS, Nov 20 (IPS) - A group of scientists, including several Nobel  laureates in medicine, are urging international institutions and  governments in the industrialised world to adopt a radical policy  against chemical pollution in order to protect human health.
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World Health Organization (WHO) experts  will recommend ways to fight dangers linked to alcohol,  including heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides and  sexually-transmitted infections, a spokeswoman said on Friday.