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Chronic Diseases Top Causes of Deaths Globally: WHO
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Chronic conditions such as heart disease and stroke, often associated with a Western lifestyle, have become the chief causes of death globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
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Global War Deaths Markedly Underestimated
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The results of a new study by researchers in Boston and Seattle suggest that the actual number of violent war deaths seen globally from 1955 to 2002 is roughly three times the figure that has previously been reported. Reuters Health Information
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Climate Change Poses Dangerous Health Risks: WHO
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Millions more people will be at risk from illnesses such as malaria and diarrhoea in a warming world beset by heatwaves and water shortages, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
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Cuba Approves Sex Change Operations
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Cuba, in the latest change since President Raul Castro took office in February, has allowed doctors to perform sex change operations, a specialist at the National Center for Sex Education said on Friday. Reuters Health Information
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"Red Tide" Algal Bloom to Blame for Cluster of Respiratory Illnesses
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Several cases of respiratory illness that occurred last year in northeastern Florida were brought on by exposure to a so-called red tide caused by the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis, health officials conclude in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for July 4. Reuters Health Information
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