Health & Science

Wednesday, June 13th 2018 - 08:35 UTC
A divided Argentine congress and society vote to decriminalize abortion

Argentina's Lower House will vote on Wednesday a bill to decriminalize elective abortion without judicial authorization in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. In Argentina abortion is only allowed when the mother's life is at risk or as a result of rape.
Monday, June 11th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
WHO certifies Paraguay malaria-free

The World Health Organization (WHO) certified Paraguay as having eliminated malaria, the first country in the Americas to be granted this status since Cuba in 1973. “It gives me great pleasure today to certify that Paraguay is officially free of malaria,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, in a recorded statement.
Wednesday, June 6th 2018 - 07:32 UTC
UN is asking you, companies and civil society groups to help to clean up our environment

Humans are both creatures and molders of their environment, which gives them physical sustenance and affords them the opportunity for intellectual, moral, social and spiritual growth.
Monday, June 4th 2018 - 08:42 UTC
New blood test could detect different types of cancer even in early stages

A new blood test shows promise for detecting many types of cancer, even in the early stages of the disease, according to a new study. In the study, researchers found that the test could detect 10 types of cancer and that it was 80 to 90% accurate for some cancer types. However, much more research is needed before doctors will be able to use the test on their patients, experts say.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 20:16 UTC
World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco and Heart Disease

Tobacco use has declined markedly since 2000, according to a new WHO report, but the reduction is insufficient to meet globally agreed targets aimed at protecting people from death and suffering from cardiovascular and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Wednesday, May 30th 2018 - 09:37 UTC
State of the Nation: “incredibly exciting time for the Falkland Islands and its people”

On Tuesday May 29, Governor Nigel Phillips CBE addressed the elected Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands with a message on the State of the Nation.
Tuesday, May 29th 2018 - 08:51 UTC
Ireland's abortion vote adds to PM May woes and strains relations with Ulster coalition ally

Britain's leaders are facing increasing calls to take action to loosen abortion restrictions in Northern Ireland after the Republic of Ireland's landmark referendum in favor of doing so, but complex political realities may make quick action difficult.
Friday, May 25th 2018 - 08:27 UTC
UK/Argentina agree to work together against antimicrobial resistance

United Kingdom's Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Argentine Government to work together against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment.
Friday, May 18th 2018 - 08:42 UTC
Ebola outbreak in Congo's jungle and in urban area of a 1.2m city

One new case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been confirmed in Wangata, one of the three health zones of Mbandaka, a city of nearly 1.2 million people in Equateur Province in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. United Nations troops are stationed in the area as part of the peacekeeping effort.
Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 08:13 UTC
New evidence from genetic data links obesity with increased risk of smoking

A study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) provides new evidence that increased weight and obesity may result in increased smoking. The study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and funded by Cancer Research UK (CRUK), found that increased body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, and waist circumference were associated both with a higher risk of being a smoker and with greater smoking intensity, measured by the number of cigarettes smoked per day. These results were consistent in both men and women.