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WHO allays fear over human-to-human transmission of H5N1bird flu

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The UN health agency, World Health organisation (WHO), says the H5NI avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission. So far, one human case has been reported in the United States since the outbreak of bird flu among the millions of dairy cattle across the country. At least … Read more

Study reveals over one billion now live with obesity globally

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More than one billion people worldwide are now living with obesity, with rates among children increasing fourfold, a new report published by The Lancet has revealed. According to the study, obesity among adults globally has more than doubled since 1990 and has quadrupled among children and adolescents between five to 19 years of age. The … Read more