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Swine Flu Alert Level Raised to Global Pandemic by WHO

Michael Santo — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:05:15 -0500

The World Health Organization (WHO) told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic Thursday, as infections continued to climb globally. This is the first global flu epidemic in 41 years.

WHO Raises Flu Alert Level to 5; Pandemic Looms

Michael Santo — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:47:17 -0500

The World Health Organization on Wednesday raised the alert level for the ongoing swine flu outbreak to 5, meaning it believes a global pandemic is imminent.

World Health Organization Raises Swine Flu Alert Level to 4

Michael Santo — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:16:41 -0500

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

Why Strawberry Jam is More Regulated than Cigarettes

aboey — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:40:00 -0500

Melbourne, Australia — August 29, 2008— While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do, add anything they want into the product.

Europe should adopt WHO recommendations for particulate matter cuts

harminka — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:14:25 -0600

Europe must adopt the World Health Organization (WHO) standard on fine particulate matter pollution if it is to significantly curb needless premature deaths, concludes research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

WHO launches global patient safety challenge in 43 countries

harminka — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:00:44 -0500

An open-access commentary in the December 2007 issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology examines a recently launched a global initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat healthcare-associated infection by improving hand hygiene in health care.

Public health emergencies require urgent advice from the WHO

harminka — Tue, 29 May 2007 06:57:12 -0500

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a new mechanism, described in this week's PLoS Medicine, for issuing urgent guidelines to health professionals in a public health emergency such as an infectious disease outbreak.

China Caught in Tobacco Dilemma

Dinka — Tue, 08 May 2007 12:32:18 -0500

Health experts say tobacco consumption is hitting alarming rates in China. World health officials estimate that one-third of the male population under the age of 29 is likely to die from tobacco-related illnesses. But officials in the communist government have said the country - the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco products - cannot afford to stop smoking.

WHO, UNICEF call for increased use of vaccine monitors

Dinka — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:37:00 -0500

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) today jointly called for greater funding and use of vaccine vial monitors, simple tools which warn if dosages have been damaged by heat, on the tenth anniversary of their introduction into immunization programmes.