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Gunmen kill doctor working with WHO in Pakistan

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a doctor working for the World Health Organisation in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday, three days after a foreign consultant for the UN agency was......

'Indians most depressed': Govt rubbishes WHO study

The Union health ministry on Thursday rejected media reports which cited a World Health Organisation-sponsored study to claim that Indians were the most depressed in the world. After conducting a......

Mobile phones can increase cancer risk: WHO

Heavy use of mobile phones and other wireless communication devices could possibly cause cancer, the World Health Organisation has said and asked people to use texting and free-hands devices to......

Malaria kills 200,000 people in India every year!

Malaria kills more than 200,000 people in India every year, nearly 13 times higher than a 'misleadingly low' World Health Organisation estimate, a new study has claimed, but the United Nations body......

Govt tries to play down H1N1 threat

With the World Health Organisation declaring that the H1N1(Swine Flu) virus poses a significant threat to India, the government has gone into overdrive trying to prevent the spread of the......

Health insurance rates across the world

Deutsche Bank has compared the insurance annual premium rates across the globe. The premium is for a basic policy for a local resident between 25-35 years. Since the definition of a......

Happiest countries in the world

Economic prosperity, health and a strong social support network continue to correspond highly with happiness around the world. The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development has......

15 countries that drink the most alcohol

Recently, the World Health Organisation released a comprehensive report on the global status of alcohol, in order to help countries combat the harmful use of alcohol and avoid negative health and......

'Killer' tobacco companies that are making billions

The World Health Organisation estimates that tobacco caused 5.4 million deaths in 2004 and 100 million deaths over the course of the 20th century. Similarly, the United States Centers for Disease......

OECD ranks 25 best countries in the world to live in

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has ranked countries in the OECD block based on quality of life. The Index allows citizens to compare well-being across 34 countries,......

Injured Serena pulls out of Cincinnati Open

Former world number one Serena Williams has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open with a toe injury, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. Williams was due to face Australian 10th seed Samantha......

Foot injury puts Clijsters out of Wimbledon

World number two Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from Wimbledon with a foot injury, organisers of the grasscourt Grand Slam said on Wednesday.\\nClijsters, the current US Open and Australian Open......

Serena pulls out of French Open

Former world number one Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open because she has not fully recovered from health issues, organisers said on Thursday. "American Serena Williams, who has not......

Never thought of pulling out: Sprint champions

Despite all the bad press that the organisers got regarding health and security issues pertaining to Commonwealth Games, Jamaican 100m sprint champion Lerone Clarke and silver medallist Englishman......

Swine flu outbreak threatens at World Cup

South Africa faces a possible health crisis if a swine flu outbreak strikes during the soccer World Cup this year, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told parliament on Monday."One of our biggest......

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Obama to appoint PIO as asst secretary for South Asia

Nisha Desai Biswal is strongly tipped to succeed Robert Blake and will be the first Indian-origin nominee to the post, reports Aziz Haniffa��In... ...

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We have taken India forward

We present verbatim Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech on the fourth anniversary of UPA II government, ahead of the dinner organised by... ...

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World Health Assembly focus on mental disorders

WHO action plan to strengthen effective leadership and governance for mental health to be discussed In a bid to make governments more responsive to... ...

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Big step forward

The annual developer meets that companies such as Google and Apple usually hold coincide with the rollout of new services, revamps of existing ones... ...

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The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are pleased to announce nine projects that have been... ...

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Gunmen kill doctor working with WHO in Pakistan

'Indians most depressed': Govt rubbishes WHO study

Mobile phones can increase cancer risk: WHO

Malaria kills 200,000 people in India every year!

Govt tries to play down H1N1 threat

Health insurance rates across the world

Happiest countries in the world

15 countries that drink the most alcohol

'Killer' tobacco companies that are making billions

OECD ranks 25 best countries in the world to live in

Injured Serena pulls out of Cincinnati Open

Foot injury puts Clijsters out of Wimbledon

Serena pulls out of French Open

Never thought of pulling out: Sprint champions

Swine flu outbreak threatens at World Cup

People speak for world health organisation

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