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WHO says higher taxes on alcohol could save 130,000 lives a year
Many thousands of lives could be saved each year in the WHO European Region, if Member States introduced more taxes on alcohol. Across the Region, taxes on the sale of…
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WHO says higher taxes on alcohol could save 130,000 lives a year
Europe
New WHO signature initiative shows raising alcohol taxes could save 130 000 lives per year
Many thousands of lives could be saved each year in the WHO European Region, if Member States introduced more taxes on alcohol. Across the Region, taxes on the sale of…
Health
Singing maintains good mental health
It is a whole-body experience that allows for deliberate, deep breaths. Singing can make people forget their worries and anxieties, even for a while. However, many of them are afraid…
Food
Food for good health and psyche
We all know how important it is to choose the right food We all know how important it is to choose the right food that we eat - which foods…
Europe
Planning the health-care workforce: what new policy tools and resources are available?
How can countries best be supported to answer key policy questions relating to health and care workers? With just over a quarter of people in the WHO European Region living…
Health
The world’s first personalized burnout therapy started in Bulgaria
Digiburn is a digital treatment for burnout Times of social distancing, work from home, and growing fears undoubtedly leave their mark on our mental health. More and more people feel…
Health
Houseplants that are good for our health
Apart from being beautiful and unique in themselves, plants are also extremely useful if we accept them to be part of our home interior. Some of them have an irresistible…
Africa
Six countries in Africa are starting their own mRNA vaccine production
Six African countries have been selected to create their own mRNA vaccines, the World Health Organization said, after the continent was largely deprived of access to coronavirus vaccines, AFP reported,…
Food
Reasons to eat salty foods and how to prevent it
Salt is a part of life. Without it, a number of processes in the body are unthinkable. Salt and mineral salts are actively involved in the work of the nervous…
Health
Keep phone away from brain and body, asks Environmental Health Trust
Scientists point to published medical case reports of young women developing unusual breast cancers located directly underneath the skin –where they placed their cell phones in their bra. A 2020…