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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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Millions Endure Elephantiasis Needlessly
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Millions of people in the developing world suffer needlessly from lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis, because they cannot afford treatment or are too embarrassed to seek it, researchers said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
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UK Hospitals "Plagued by Vermin and Pests"
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Hospitals are frequently plagued by pests including rats, fleas and cockroaches on wards and even in operating theatres, a report said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
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