world health organization

How can you define an healthy individual?

There are so many definitons of healthy individual. According to World Health Organizaton Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the abscence...

U.S. Cancer Deaths Dropping

Although the population in the United States is aging, it seems that deaths due to cancer are dropping, say researchers. This decline has been occurring over the past 50 years. A study published...

U.S. Cancer Deaths Dropping

Although the population in the United States is aging, it seems that deaths due to cancer are dropping, say researchers. This decline has been occurring over the past 50 years. A study published...

Chinese soldier infected with bird flu

The only news of this came from a press release on the World Health Organization website -The Ministry of Health in China has reported a new case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza...

$15M granted to six countries to produce vaccines

In keeping with its promise for more equitable access to pandemic flu vaccines, the World Health Organization awarded $2.5 million each to Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico and India for...

After a year of lag, China sends bird flu samples to WHO

It’s almost a year since China sent bird flu samples to the World Health Organization. After receiving pressure from the world body and many countries, the emerging superpower is again sending...