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Study: ozone pollution tied to cardiovascular health

Exposuretoozone,apowerfulgreenhousegasandawidespreadairpollutantinmanymajorcities,maycausecardiovasculardiseases,suchasheartattack,highbloodpressureandstroke,ac

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Philip Morris waging global effort to hobble anti-smoking treaty

PhilipMorris,themultinationalcompanybestknownforMarlborocigarettes,hasdevelopedacorporatestrategytoundermineaglobaltreatyandfighttobaccoregulationaroundtheworld

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West Africa's fight to keep bad medicine off shelves

AsWestAfricadeclareswaronthemarketforexpiredandcounterfeitmedicines,start-upsareputtingqualitycontrolinthehandsofpatientstostopthemriskingtheirlivestryingtogetw

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GOP may keep Obama tax on wealthy in bid to save health bill

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What Donald Trump has pledged on health care?

President Donald Trump is not known for plunging into the details of complex policy issues, and health care is no exception. Since his campaign days, Trump has addressed health care in broad, aspirational strokes. Nonetheless he made some clear promises along the way.

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What Donald Trump has pledged on health care?

PresidentDonaldTrumpisnotknownforplungingintothedetailsofcomplexpolicyissues,andhealthcareisnoexception.Sincehiscampaigndays,Trumphasaddressedhealthcareinbroad,

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China-CEEC '16+1 cooperation' mechanism fruitful: Chinese vice-premier

Visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said on Monday that the mechanism of "16+1 cooperation" between China and the Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) is fruitful, and has shown strong vitality since its establishment five years ago.

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China-CEEC '16+1 cooperation' mechanism fruitful: Chinese vice-premier

VisitingChineseVice-PremierLiuYandongsaidonMondaythatthemechanismof"16+1cooperation"betweenChinaandtheCentralandEasternEuropeancountries(CEEC)isfruitful,andhass

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Phelps joins board of Australian mental health firm

MichaelPhelps,themostdecoratedOlympianofalltime,MondayjoinedtheboardofanAustralianmentalhealthcompany,asubjectclosetohisheartafterhisstruggleswithdepressionands

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Michael Phelps joins board of Australian mental health firm

MichaelPhelps,themostdecoratedOlympianofalltime,MondayjoinedtheboardofanAustralianmentalhealthcompany,asubjectclosetohisheartafterhisstruggleswithdepressionands

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WHO head lauds progress, calls for effort against new health challenges

UNWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)Director-GeneralMargaretChanwillstepdowninJulyafter10yearsofservice,aperiodwhichhasseenthepublichealthsectorachieveremarkablegoals

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Ethiopia's Adhanom elected as new WHO chief

GENEVA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Tedros Adhanom, 52-year-old former health minister and foreign minister of Ethiopia, was elected on Tuesday as new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), UN's health agency.

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Ebola outbreak: experts identify two more suspected cases in DR Congo

TheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)saysthattheDemocraticRepublicofCongoisonceagainfacinganoutbreakofEbola.HealthexpertsidentifiedtwomoresuspectedcasesofthevirusinCo

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France bans extremely thin models

A law in France banning the use of unhealthily thin fashion models has come into effect. Models will need to provide a doctor's certificate attesting to their overall physical health, with special regard to their body mass index (BMI) - a measure of weight in relation to height.

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Obamacare repeal faces test in US House Thursday

Republicans under pressure to give President Donald Trump a legislative victory could take a dramatic step toward that end today when the US House votes on dismantling Barack Obama’s signature health reforms.

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Rise in Aust'n private healthcare costs will "absolutely" hurt: PM

A price hike for private health insurance is "absolutely" going to hurt everyday Australians, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Friday, after the nation's health minister approved an increase to health cover premiums of almost 5 percent from April 1.

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Chinese govt urged to study risks posed by smog

Links found between air pollution and heart, respiratory and kidney problems