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Living well: Natural stress relief
January 19, 2012 | WFXT FOX 25 Boston, MA

India Celebrates First Year Without Polio
January 15, 2012 | Newsy.com

Mental Health Issues Affecting Workplace Productivity
December 12, 2011 | Financial News Network

World Health Organization Wikipedia Information

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization, which had been an agency of the League of Nations.

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Epilepsy: What is it and Can I Catch It?
July 26, 2011
Since Robert is doing his own educating about epilepsy, I was inspired to do a little educating about it too. First, the facts: What is it? Epilepsy is a...

Global depression statistics
July 26, 2011
July 25, 2011 - Depression affects 121 million people worldwide. In can affect a person's ability to work, form relationships, and destroy their quality of life...

Court Overrules Anti-Prostitution Gag Rule for US Groups
July 08, 2011
NEW YORK, July 8, 2011 - The US Court of Appeals' ruling on July 6, 2011, that the government may not force US organizations that get funding for international...

U.S. Medicaid Drug Lists Cost More, Deliver Less
June 17, 2011
June 17, 2011 - The U.S. Medicaid program is likely paying far more than necessary for medications and not offering patients the most effective ones available,...

Baylor Study Shows Climate Change Makes Some Chemicals More Toxic to Aquatic Life
June 29, 2011
June 28, 2011 - Some areas of the southern United States are suffering from the longest dry spell since 1887 and a new Baylor University study shows that could...

Developing countries hardest hit by wildfires
June 28, 2011
Slash and burn methods pose a significant risk. Photo: Johann G. Goldammer, GFMC BANGKOK, 28 June 2011 (IRIN) - Wildfires bu...

From around the web

Des Moines aims for' age friendly' status
January 15, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The city of Des Moines has been accepted into the World Health Organization' -- s age friendly city network after a joint application was submitted by Des Moines University,...

Farmers, food industry challenge dioxin proposal
December 21, 2011 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The proposed limit is well below standards set by the World Health Organization and the European Union, and it is only for preventing health problems other than cancer. A...

Wal- Mart pulls formula after baby dies
December 22, 2011 | indystar.com
The Missouri Department of Health advises parents to follow World Health Organization guidelines for safely preparing powdered infant formula, Terlizzi said.'' This includes...

The World Health Organization, cell phones, and cancer - - what's actually going...
May 31, 2011 | Boing Boing
Today, I was surprised to see posts popping up on Twitter implying that the World Health Organization ... The evidence supporting that idea is very weak,'' they are, more or less, saying the same thing that the World Health Organization ...

Blue vs. Pink: What Role Does Gender Play In Mobile Phone Usage?
November 30, 2011 | Read/WriteWeb
These definitions of sex and gender are from the World Health Organization. Sponsor This study sees a clear distinction between'' male'' and'' female,'' and asserts that...

Talking to the public about cell phones, safety, and cancer risks
June 03, 2011 | Boing Boing
This week, the World Health Organization ... I cannot recommend enough that you read Ed Yong's explanation of what the World Health Organization's re-categorization decision really...

World Health Organization on twitter

	#healtmap How Many Died from Malaria in 2010?: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated global... http://t.co/ohVYIHfF #Health #salud Twitter: @Globalerts
	World health organization, made a figure there will be 360 million patients with #diabetes type 2 in 2030 Twitter: @diaryofdiabetes
	Follow 3 Americans Walking To Help Water Crisis: According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, 1 in 8 p... http://t.co/dlpyFUAM Twitter: @seo_za
	Follow 3 Americans Walking To Help Water Crisis: According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, 1 in 8 p... http://t.co/OhF9yB6d Twitter: @LudwigGraphics
	Follow 3 Americans Walking To Help Water Crisis: According to the World Health Organization a... http://t.co/HLHTg9E9 #web #2.0 #twitter Twitter: @NewsWeb20
	Follow 3 Americans Walking To Help Water Crisis: According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, 1 in 8 p... http://t.co/60kSADgR Twitter: @ManishParmar86

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