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# World Health Organisation

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Spread of MERS virus prompts international emergency talks
Spread of polio is now an official international health emergency
Poll: Would you take antibiotics that weren't prescribed for you?
Column: A vaccine could soon be here for one of the most devastating diseases on the planet
Hans Zomer
DFA updates travel advice for Irish citizens, following Ebola outbreak
Chinese man in hospital with confirmed case of bird flu
'No standardised maternity care' in Ireland as C-section rates vary by 20 per cent
Column: The tobacco industry promotes a killer product – we should limit all interactions with it
John Crown
One quarter of women experience physical or sexual violence from a partner
HSE report shows Ireland on the way to eliminating German measles
9-year-old boy dies from bird flu in Cambodia
38 people dead from the 'new SARS' - and we're not sure how it spreads
Russia's ambitious anti-tobacco plan aims to cut smoker numbers by half
SARS-like virus claims 65-year-old French victim
Uh-oh: UN says it's impossible to predict spread of new bird flu
Deadly new virus sparks call for 'urgent actions' to prevent spread
SARS-like virus kills 5 people in Saudi Arabia
Two die from swine flu in China
Global traumatic brain injury rates could be six times higher than thought - study
Hunger remains 'major' global threat to world’s poorest and most vulnerable
Indonesia tops 'league of shame' as world's most prolific smokers
20 per cent think people with mental health problems are 'of below average intelligence'
Syria: President appears on television, vows to crush rebellion
World Health Organisation: diesel fumes cause cancer
WHO warns urgent action needed to prevent spread of 'untreatable' gonorrhoea
Healthier lifestyles should be encouraged as world's population ages - WHO
Column: Reforming our relationship with food can start in schools
Frank Armstrong
WHO delays decision on releasing new bird flu research
Pessimism about health could lead to shortened lifespan
Cork is a 'healthy city', says World Health Organisation
Unsafe abortions increasing in developing countries - study
Column: Complementary medicine can help us get healthier - and spend less
Avril Ivory
Gallery: The world's most polluted cities
Over 60 per cent of deaths in 2008 caused by cardiovascular diseases and cancers
UN agency warns of potential bird flu resurgence
Smoking is bigger risk for women than men, says new study
Eight things you need to know about the new, deadly E.coli outbreak
Eighteen now dead from new E. coli strain as outbreak reportedly spreads to US
Eight ways to reduce the health risks from mobile phone radiation