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• Industry push to curb trans fats.

  - 2006-10-22

  Byline: Matthew Franklin Oct 22, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A new body representing the grocery trade and health organisations will be set up to reduce the use of trans fatty acids in food. The National Collaboration of Trans Fats...

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• Controlling Infectious Diseases

  - 2006-06-01

  The 20th century was a triumph for human health and longevity. An Indian born in 1900 had a life expectancy of 22 years; an American baby born that year could expect to live about 49 years. By century's end life expectancy had soared to unprecedented levels even in many poor...

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• Corporate no-no

  - 2006-04-01

  The World Health Organization WHO has barred the US-based International Life Sciences Institute ILSI from taking part in 'WHO activities setting microbiological or chemical standards for food and water'. The decision follows warnings from health, environmental and union groups--including the Environmental Working Group and Natural Resources Defence Council--that WHO risked...

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• WHO Shuts Life Sciences Industry Group Out of Setting Health Standards

  - 2006-02-02

  GENEVA, Switzerland ENS — --> The World Health Organization WHO has barred a life sciences industry association from participating in setting global standards protecting food and water supplies because its members have a financial stake in the outcome. At a meeting in Geneva that concluded Saturday, the UN health...

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• International dimensions of obesity and overweight related problems: an economics perspective

  - 2005-12-01

  Obesity is a growing concern. New World Health Organization WHO figures indicate that obesity is spreading around the world as a "global epidemic." According to the WHO, there are more people suffering from overweight-related problems than malnutrition. Globally, there are more than 1 billion adults who are overweight and at...

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• Rescue Workers Rush to Help Pakistan's Earthquake Survivors

  - 2005-10-12

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ENS — --> The United Nations Tuesday launched a $272 million flash appeal to help Pakistan recover from the 7.6 magnitude earthquake Saturday morning that damaged large areas across northern Pakistan and caused buildings in Islamabad to collapse. Survivors are increasingly desperate, many injured and isolated in remote...

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• Regulatory Affairs: Codex adopts food guidelines

  - 2005-10-01

  The Codex Alimentarius Commission CAC adopted more than 20 new and amended food standards during its annual meeting, the food standards body announced in July. Among the measures adopted were guidelines on vitamin and mineral food supplements and a code of practice to minimize and contain antimicrobial resistance.Some 120 countries...

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• Niger launches malaria program amid food crisis

  - 2005-09-20

  NIAMEY AFP — Niger will launch a four-day campaign Sunday to treat mosquito nets against malaria, in an attempt to protect children already at risk of death from severe malnutrition, health officials said. The announcement came as the World Health Organization WHO said it would send 100,000 malaria treatments...

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• Dominican Republic Government and Check Safety First to Improve Hygiene Standards for Vacationers; Ministry of Tourism sponsors initiative to improve hygiene standards throughout 100 hotels, restaurants and excursions

  - 2005-09-15

  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The Government of the Dominican Republic re-enforced its commitment to boost tourism by signing an agreement with travel health and safety experts Check Safety First (www.checksafetyfirst.com). Check Safety First will work with the Ministry of Tourism to improve standards of hygiene across 100 small...

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• A welcome sight: it is in dealing with humanitarian issues, both chronic and acute, that the United Nations is perhaps at its best.(UNITED NATIONS--HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES)

  - 2005-09-01

  Humanitarian disasters can occur anywhere, any time. Newspapers around the world continually report on floods, drought, earthquakes, and conflicts that kill and displace people, leaving communities paralyzed. In the midst of such disasters, UN organizations supply food, shelter, medicines, and other support to...

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