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Self-harm higher in teenage girls than boys
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], October 19 (ANI): Teenage girls are more likely to self-harm than boys, a new study suggests.
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Asia remains hot spot for anemia prevalence
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Anemia remains a major global public health problem with nearly 2.3 billion people suffering from it - an estimated 50 percent due to iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Southeast Asia and Africa continue to have the highest prevalence of anemia
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Malaria remains acute public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa: WHO rep
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec. 14 (ANI): Despite major progress in the fight against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease remains an acute public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, home to 90 per cent of the world's malaria cases, according to an annual flagship report by th
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