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The tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of whom more than 5 million are users and ex-users of tobacco and more than 600 000 are nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is said to be the most powerful tobacco control tool that’s at the disposal of the international […]
In the past, whites can’t simply live with black people. Even until now, there are those who are intolerant about differences in skin color. But what I do not understand is why whites go crazy about getting tan? On the other hand, other races want to get whiter. Whether this is an indication that racial […]
This year’s theme – Achieving Progress and Impact – is aimed at attaining zero malaria death by 2015. However, international health organizations, governments and communities cannot make this goal a reality without the support of every individual. Now, will you do your part? Every year, there are about 800,000 lives lost to malaria, millions share […]
New study shows consuming an apple or two a day significantly cuts risk of heart attack. Guess, the popular adage have always been right after all. — “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” The study presented at Experimental Biology 2011, in Washington D.C., by researcher Bahram H. Arjmandi, PhD, RD, and Margaret A. Sitton […]
In this generation, wherein what’s in seems to be cool thing, many people left behind the organic foods that our great grandparents have always loved eating. But time and again, as scientists and medical experts wear their lab coats to research on the healthiest food to eat, they come to similar results – the organic […]
