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Childhood diarrhoea has genetic links, study finds
[NEW DELHI] Susceptibility to diarrhoea, a major cause of infant deaths in low- and middle-income countries, has…
Climate deaths ’15 times higher’ for most vulnerable
[LONDON] Climate change has disproportionately affected the world’s most vulnerable people, with climate deaths soaring compared to…
No ‘human-to-human infection’ of bird flu in Cambodia
[SYDNEY] Cambodian health authorities have confirmed that the two avian flu cases last week in Prey Veng…
Climate change stress ‘can cause depression, anxiety’
[NEW YORK] Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events appear to increase mental health disorders such…
Chit funds an ‘alternative’ to health insurance in India
[NEW DELHI] India’s traditional ‘chit fund’ system of banking by small self-help groups may meet the health…