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World Health Organization (WHO): is an organization that is responsible for international public health. The WHO was formed on April 7, 1948 by the United Nations World Health Assembly. The object of the WHO, according to its constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. The WHO helps to strengthen international health and respond to crises by promoting co-operation and communication between governments and healthcare agencies.
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FEB 11, 2017Videos
The American Society for Microbiology held a meeting on Emerging Diseases Research. This video features two speakers, Re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2017Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly forms of skin cancers. Now researchers say the ...JAN 28, 2017Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2017Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2017Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors and health experts have been warning the public about the rise of drug-resistant superbugs for the last year or ...JAN 17, 2017Cardiology
In response to a call from the World Health Organization, scientists from the American Thoracic Society conducted a stud ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2017Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2016Immunology
An international group of researchers associated with the World Health Organization published its final report on the Eb ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 22, 2016Cancer
A mutation that confers resistance to malaria is now linked to cancer metastasis. This finding illustrates evolutionary ...DEC 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Six new patients in Colorado were diagnosed with infection of a superbug known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriacea ...DEC 20, 2016Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 26, 2016Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2016Earth & The Environment
Last Friday the Obama administration put a block on drilling in the Arctic and along the West Coast through 2022. The pr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2014 and 2015, the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, killed over 11,000 people, and caused a huge international hea ...NOV 12, 2016Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2016Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo ...OCT 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control ZikaWritten By: Jennifer EllisOCT 12, 2016Neuroscience
Brain banks might sound creepy, conjuring up visions of brains floating in jars and other odd equipment lying around, bu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In the natural world, genes don’t always operate independently. They can function as part of a set of genes and ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2016Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, where about 610,000 people die ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The popularity of e-cigarettes is fraught with controversy. On the one hand, manufacturers and fans say these devices po ...SEP 15, 2016Plants & Animals
According to organization Russian Orcas, an all-white-colored killer whale has been spotted in Russian waters for the fi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2017
Videos
The American Society for Microbiology held a meeting on Emerging Diseases Research. This video features two speakers, Re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2017
Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly forms of skin cancers. Now researchers say the
...
JAN 28, 2017
Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2017
Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors and health experts have been warning the public about the rise of drug-resistant superbugs for the last year or
...
JAN 17, 2017
Cardiology
In response to a call from the World Health Organization, scientists from the American Thoracic Society conducted a stud
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2017
Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2016
Immunology
An international group of researchers associated with the World Health Organization published its final report on the Eb
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 22, 2016
Cancer
A mutation that confers resistance to malaria is now linked to cancer metastasis. This finding illustrates evolutionary
...
DEC 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Six new patients in Colorado were diagnosed with infection of a superbug known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriacea
...
DEC 20, 2016
Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 26, 2016
Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Last Friday the Obama administration put a block on drilling in the Arctic and along the West Coast through 2022. The pr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2014 and 2015, the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, killed over 11,000 people, and caused a huge international hea
...
NOV 12, 2016
Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2016
Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo
...
OCT 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control Zika
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Brain banks might sound creepy, conjuring up visions of brains floating in jars and other odd equipment lying around, bu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the natural world, genes don’t always operate independently. They can function as part of a set of genes and ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2016
Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, where about 610,000 people die
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The popularity of e-cigarettes is fraught with controversy. On the one hand, manufacturers and fans say these devices po
...
SEP 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
According to organization Russian Orcas, an all-white-colored killer whale has been spotted in Russian waters for the fi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch