Vaccines work
<p>Vaccination has successfully reduced the burden of infectious diseases worldwide, but stagnating immunization coverage and lack of effective vaccines for many endemic and newly emerging pathogens pose
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Moscow declaration to end TB
The WHO Global Ministerial Conference “Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era: A Multisectoral Response” aims to accelerate implementation of the WHO End TB Strategy - with immediate action addressing
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Chemists can help to solve the air-pollution health crisis
<p>Poor air quality is one of the leading five health risks worldwide, along with high blood pressure, tobacco smoking, diabetes and being overweight. In 2015, it contributed to nearly 8% of all deaths
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On shapes of ADR report accumulation data for banned drugs
<p>Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a matter of great concern in drug research. This study focuses on drugs which have been banned or withdrawn, due to serious problem of adverse reactions. Our attempt
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Investments in research and surveillance are needed to go beyond elimination and stop transmission of Leishmania in the Indian subcontinent
<p>Progress towards the elimination of a neglected tropical disease from a country can sometimes be a curse, especially when policymakers are confronted with competing needs and priorities. This could
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Artificially sweetened beverages and the response to the Global Obesity Crisis
<p>Dietary intake of added sugars has increased dramatically worldwide during the past few decades, coinciding with increases in obesity and noncommunicable diseases. About 75% of all processed foods and
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Inequalities in full immunization coverage: trends in low- and middle-income countries
<p>The objective of the study was to investigate disparities in full immunization coverage across and within 86 low- and middle-income countries.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/94/11/15-162172.pdf?ua=1"
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Zoonotic tuberculosis in human beings caused by Mycobacterium bovis—a call for action
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is recognised as the primary cause of human tuberculosis worldwide. However, substantial evidence suggests that the burden of Mycobacterium bovis, the cause of bovine tuberculosis,
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Textual analysis of sugar industry influence on the World Health Organization’s 2015 sugars intake guideline
<p>The objective of this paper was to determine whether sugar industry-related organizations influenced textual changes between the draft and final versions of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s)
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India takes steps to curb air pollution
<p>India’s air pollution problem needs to be tackled systematically, taking an all-of-government approach, to reduce the huge burden of associated ill-health.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/94/7/16-020716/en/"