Fri 3 Apr 2009

Famed Chinese martial art actor to work for health organization

Posted by ceo under Health
Comments Off 
New York - China's martial art actor Jet Li was appointed Friday a goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization (WHO), a new role in which he can use his worldwide celebrity to raise awareness on key health issues. Li is expected to launch W...
 

Fri 3 Apr 2009

More work needed on landmine clearance, Red Cross says

Posted by ceo under Health
Comments Off 
Geneva - States are falling behind on their commitments to clear landmines and provide adequate assistance to victims, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday. The international treaty prohibiting anti-personnel mines, known as the O...
 

Fri 3 Apr 2009

German students flown home from Turkey after falling into coma

Posted by ceo under Health
Comments Off 
Luebeck, Germany - Two German students who fell into a coma after drinking what appeared to be tainted alcohol in Turkey were fighting for their lives in a German hospital on Friday. The students were flown home on Thursday evening and taken to the i...
 

Fri 3 Apr 2009

WHO earmarks 15 billion dollars to curb drug-resistant TB by 2015

Posted by ceo under Health
Comments Off 
Beijing - Ministers from 27 nations have backed a 15-billion-dollar plan to provide universal access to diagnosis and treatment of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) by 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The ministers agre...
 

Fri 3 Apr 2009

Fatal stokes more likely in winter than summer, experts find

Posted by ceo under Health
Comments Off 
Hong Kong - One form of fatal strokes is more likely to affect people in winter than the summer, a team of Hong Kong medical experts said Friday. Neurologists found a far higher incidence of strokes caused by aneurismal subarachnoid haemorrhage, a ru...
 

— Next Page »

Diamond Earring - Eheringe - Goldketten - Pc To Phone Call