WHO Puts Kenya on Notice for Ebola Outbreak

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 13, 2014 Kenya is the next African nation to be put on alert by the World Health Organization, which has categorized the country as a "high-risk" site for a potential Ebola outbreak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WHO Declares Polio ‘Public Health Emergency’

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2014 The World Health Organization warned Monday that polio has re-emerged as a public health emergency, after new cases of the crippling disease began surfacing and spreading across borders from countries such as Syria and Pakistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WHO Certifies India and Other Asian Nations Polio Free While Pakistan Struggles to Keep Up

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Halve Your Sugar Intake to Prevent Diabetes and Obesity, World Health Organization Says

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2014 The World Health Organisation Wednesday said the recommended amount of sugar consumed daily should be halved as it stepped up its battle against public health problems like obesity and tooth decay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cancer Planet Is Upon Us

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 3, 2014 Cancer cases are predicted to increase worldwide by 70 percent over the next two decades, "from 14m in 2012 to 25m new cases a year, according to the World Health Organisation," The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nightmare

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Diesel Smoke Causes Cancer, Researchers Confirm

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 14, 2012 After a week of considering the evidence, a working group of the World Health Organization determined that diesel exhaust is carcinogenic in human lungs. Underground miners, bus drivers and railroad workers are especially vulnerable, but the risks from traffic exhaust extend to the general population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gonorrhea ‘Superbugs’ Tearing Path Across the Globe

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 6, 2012 Drug-resistant strains of gonorrhea, including one reported in Japan in 2008, have spread to countries around the world, infecting more than 100 million people a year, in part because symptoms have become harder to detect, the World Health Organization says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Grim Beeper

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Thank You for Not Smoking

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2010 In the first worldwide study of the effects of "passive smoking," researchers at the World Health Organization have discovered that 600,000 people -- a third of them children -- die each year from secondhand smoke. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WHO Accused of Overstating Swine Flu Threat

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2010 Two reports released Friday are critical of the World Health Organization's handling of the H1N1 flu pandemic -- which was dubbed "exaggeration on stilts" -- as well as the fact that some WHO scientists had previously been on the payroll of big drug companies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Overstatement of the Porcine-tury

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2010 Remember the H1N1 panic that erupted only last year that sent public health bodies into a frenzy as we braced for worldwide catastrophe? Well, it turns out everything may have been a bit overstated, and that the credibility lost by health organizations could actually endanger lives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )