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Feed SubscriptionCancer Metastasizes Globally: Additional Resources
Paul Farmer, an iconic figure in publicizing public health problems in developing nations, has now joined a campaign to highlight the issue of cancer in Latin America, Africa and other areas where treatment of this chronic illness is often lacking. As he outlines in this interview with journalist Mary Carmichael, Farmer has devised an innovative approach to compensating for the lack of high-tech treatments in countries like Haiti
Read More »FDA: Menthol makes it harder to quit smoking
Advisory panel says removing menthol cigarettes from the market would benefit public health
Read More »Health risk from Japan reactor seems quite low-WHO
GENEVA, March 12 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation(WHO) said on Saturday that the public health risk from Japan's [More]
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