U.N. Health Body Sets Sights on Alcohol Abuse
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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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Scientists have identified a protein which plays a key role in the changes that alcohol abuse causes in the brain.
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The U.N. health agency on Tuesday issued its strongest policy recommendations yet for controlling tobacco use, urging all countries to ban smoking at indoor workplaces and in public buildings.
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 30 -- Nearly 180 soldiers, civilians and police officers in U.N. peacekeeping missions have been targeted for disciplinary action for sexual abuse since the beginning of 2004, the chief U.N. spokesman said Thursday.
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Children as young as eight years old are being treated for alcohol and substance abuse in Northern Ireland.
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The U.N. secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached "hideous" levels in some countries trying to recover from conflict, and the U.N. Security Council demanded an end to impunity for rape and other sexual abuse.
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Some liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be halted or even reversed, claim researchers.
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NEW YORK  - People who drink heavily in their youth may have a higher risk of developing a collection of risk factors for heart disease and stroke, new research suggests.
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Alcohol, not drugs, linked to incidents, says survey.
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The United Nations health agency yesterday issued its strongest policy recommendations yet for controlling tobacco use, urging all countries to ban smoking at indoor workplaces and in public buildings.
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The World Health Organization (WHO)and the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) are joining hands to address stigma and discrimination in the context of HIV/AIDS to mark the Human Rights Day on Friday.
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Alcohol abuse kills some 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years, a U.S. government study suggested on Thursday.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced his hope to an international meeting on water, sanitation and hygiene that one day the world will no longer have to face the dire consequences of inadequate access to safe drinking water and basic
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A UN agency is investigating claims a key consultation on sugar consumption was funded by the sugar industry.
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Technicians of the Health Ministry have started this month to collect blood samples from pregnant women, for a study on the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis &quot;B&quot; and Syphilis, throughout the country, reads a press note released by the World Health
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The idea that light to moderate alcohol drinking protects against heart disease has become entrenched, but findings from a new study challenge this.
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Citing statistics that one in 10 hospital patients are victims of preventable medical mistakes, the World Health Organization on Wednesday launched an initiative to create a &quot;culture of safety&quot; in health care.