This likely falls under the category of "common sense." The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced on Tuesday that it has moved UV tanning beds to its highest cancer risk category: "carcinogenic to humans."

On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the swine flu alert level to 4. Level 6 would mean a pandemic.

Dr. Hans Hogerzeil, director of essential medicines and pharmaceutical policies at the World Health Organization (WHO), will present a seminar on October 2 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill titled, “Access to Essential Medicines as Part of the Fulfillment of the Right to Health.”

World Health Organization says that about three million people receive HIV treatment drugs that save their lives, however; millions of others still lack access to not only HIV and AIDS Treatment, but also to prevention means.

Most smokers in South-East Asia start tobacco consumption before the age of 18 and almost a quarter of them begin using tobacco before the age of 10, according to a study by the World Health Organisation.

The World Health Organization says that while there have already been three deaths from bird flu in China this year, there are no signs the deadly disease is becoming a bigger problem.

Chinese health officials say a 44-year-old woman from southern China has died from the deadly strain of the bird flu virus.

International health agencies say the world is on the brink of a cancer epidemic. The World Health Organization reports 7.6 million people died of the disease in 2005.

The Chinese government will continue to support the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) and try to make active contributions to the health cause of mankind, a senior Chinese diplomat said in Geneva on Monday.

Global warming is often in the news these days, usually in connection with changing, and sometimes destructive, weather patterns. But the World Health Organization says rising temperatures also have alarming implications for public health.

The World Health Organization says infectious diseases are spreading around the world at a faster rate than ever before, making them more difficult to treat.

Health experts at a conference in Kuala Lumpur say climate change is causing an increase in disease in Asia. They warn the situation is likely to get worse and urge governments to be prepared.