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Co-use of cannabis, tobacco linked to poorer functioning among young adult
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): As cannabis is being legalized in more and more jurisdictions, more than a third of young adults report using both cannabis and tobacco or nicotine products, providing a unique challenge to public health officials, recent study suggests.
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Cholera cases rise to 139 after cyclone in Mozambique
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Mar 30 (ANI): In the wake of a devastating cyclone and flooding, cholera cases in Mozambique have shot up to 139, health officials said on Friday (local time).
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Death toll rises to 24 in Afghanistan's suicide car explosion
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Wardak (Afghanistan) Jan 22 (ANI): The death toll in Monday's suicide car explosion in Afganistan's Wardak province has climbed to 24, said Provincial public health officials.
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Nadda directs Health Secretary to monitor Varanasi tragedy
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): After a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi's Cantonment area on Tuesday claiming 18 lives, Union Health and Family Welfare minister JP Nadda directed Health Secretary Preeti Sudan to stay in touch with health officials of Uttar Pra
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Gaza blast: 5 Palestinians killed
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 6 (ANI): An explosion in Gaza killed five Palestinians on Saturday, health officials said.
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Health on focus as Naidu meets collectors for second day
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday instructed the state health officials to use flying drones for spraying anti-malarial medicines over vast areas in order to make the state disease-free within a year.
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Ex-pharma executive Alex Azar to lead HHS Department
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], November 14 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Alex Azar, a former pharmaceutical executive and a top health official during the George W. Bush administration, to head the Health and Human Services Department.
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Sex determination racket busted in Aligarh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): A team of health officials on Monday unearthed a sex determination racket in Aligarh.
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US Health Secretary Tom Price resigns after being named in USD 14.1 millio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Sept.30 (ANI):United States Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, the highest-ranking health official in the Trump Administration, has resigned after being named in a scandal worth USD 14.1 million over his use of private planes.
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Union Health Minister Nadda addresses review meeting with health officials
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Emphasising on preventive measures taken for diseases like chickunguniya and dengue, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda on Wednesday addressed a review meeting with the officials of different health organisations like AIIMS, Ram Manohar L
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