WHO Calls for Action Against Illicit Tobacco Trade
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source…
Demi Lovato: Speak Up for Mental Health
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. in partnership with leading mental health advocacy organizations and singer, songwriter and mental health advocate Demi Lovato have launched the Be Vocal: Speak Up for Mental Health…
New Delhi: The Case of a Neglected City
Poisonous pollution, broken roads, stray cattle, littering, and open defecation are among the irritants that make Delhi a veritable hell on earth. By Rakesh Raman Although New Delhi is India’s…
Islamic State Opens Medical College in Mosul
As ISIS is trying to position itself as an independent state, it claims that it’s providing all sorts of citizen services including healthcare to its people. By Rakesh Raman It’s…
Precision Medicine to Treat Cancer Patients
Baylor Research Institute (BRI) at Dallas and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) in Phoenix, AZ, have announce an agreement that will focus on accelerating early detection and treatments for…
Tanzania: Cholera Outbreak Among Burundian Refugees
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is rushing critical relief supplies to Tanzania’s north-western border with Burundi amid a devastating cholera outbreak affecting tens of thousands of refugees there. In…