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New WHO factsheet: how can we tell if plant-based products are healthy?

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Whether for health reasons or concerns about the environment, eating less or no meat is becoming more popular around the globe. But as a new WHO/Europe factsheet, “Plant-based diets and their impact on health, sustainability and the environment”, points out, some plant-based meat and dairy substitutes may not be better for people’s health.
America

Health ought to be a skill – a poetic tribute to health literacy

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Making decisions about our health is complicated. Most of us have, at some point in our lives, struggled with health literacy. At the latest WHO Regional Committee for Europe in September 2021, Taylor Mali, a slam poet and educator from the United States of America, shared a part of his poem, ‘An apple a day is not enough’, with the delegates and public following the session, highlighting that health is a skill that should be taught.
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Little joy for many migrants and refugees this festive season

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For many refugees and migrants across the world, the onset of winter marks the beginning of a potentially life-threatening period.
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WHO/Europe brings civil society together to improve readiness, response and resilience to health emergencies

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The WHO Regional Office for Europe is initiating a new Regional Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Network, with the aim of establishing a permanent dialogue with civil society to expand knowledge and skills for emergency preparedness and response.
International

Are there long-term side effects from vaccines?

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Many people refuse to be immunized against COVID-19 because they fear the long-term consequences of vaccines. But are there any such side effects at all?What could be the long-term consequences of coronavirus vaccines? Here is...
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Willingness to help others “heals” a person – confirmed

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Lower levels of a marker of systemic inflammation were found in people who were willing to give more support to others than to receive. A new study by scientists from Ohio State University has shown...
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WHO/Europe launches New Economics Expert Group to advance health equity

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WHO/Europe, through the WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development, based in Venice, Italy, has launched a New Economics Expert Group (NEEG) comprised of representatives and research specialists from 14 institutions. The group will work to facilitate the implementation of the WHO resolution on accelerating progress towards healthy, prosperous lives for all in the WHO European Region through the Economy of Well-Being Initiative (EWBi).
Health

COVID-19 risk: 5 tips for a safer holiday period

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Minimizing COVID-19 risks is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. By acting on our 5 top tips, we can all work towards a safer and enjoyable winter.
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WHO/Europe plans to strengthen nursing and midwifery in the Region

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WHO/Europe has launched a new roadmap to support countries in the WHO European Region in strengthening the nursing and midwifery professions, emphasizing the importance of placing nurses and midwives on the political agenda.
Health

Cannabis today got 40 to 80% higher than in the 60s

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Association celebrates 30 years with the distribution of a new flyer about the dangers of cannabis from information tent at the Main Train Station in Copenhagen
Health

Take a look at the first micrograph of the Omicron strain

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Scientists from the University of Hong Kong managed to take a photo of the new omicron coronavirus strain. The photograph shows an electron micrograph of a monkey kidney cell (Vero E6) infected with an omicron....
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Altruistic behavior has been shown to muffle pain

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Scientists have found that making sure you’re doing something for the good of others not only helps you have fun, it also makes you less sensitive to pain. A group of scientists from several Chinese...
Health

AI and Data – 4 solutions that have made a difference for noncommunicable diseases

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Starting today (14 December) in Moscow, the “WHO European conference on tackling noncommunicable diseases through digital solutions” brings together decision-makers and experts from across the WHO European Region to identify innovative ways to tackle chronic diseases that affect millions of people.
Health

Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 million lives in low, lower-middle income nations

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to make an additional investment of less than a dollar per person each year, in the prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
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More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports released on Sunday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, which reveal more than half a billion people are being pushed into extreme poverty because they have to pay for health services out of their own pockets.
America

Team builds first living robots—that can reproduce

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Photo: A mature xenobot (red) gathers its own kind (green). / © Douglas Blackiston and Sam Kriegman AI-engineered and hand-built xenobots - living machines made from frog embryonic cells - can now spontaneously reproduce themselves. Biology...
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Walks during pregnancy: guidelines according to the trimester

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Exercise throughout pregnancy is good for both mother and baby. Regardless of which trimester of pregnancy you are in, always listen to your body when walking for exercise during pregnancy. When you're exercising, you need...
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“They didn’t help her to overcome or ‘digest’ the rape because they didn’t even believe her”

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There is a Spanish blog that is collecting and publishing testimonies of people who say they have suffered mistreatment, or that they have seen it happening, during so-called "treatment" of people who suffer so...
America

Even Christmas trees are not immune to the pandemic deficit and inflation

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Even Christmas trees are not immune to the pandemic deficit and inflation that plague the economy. Extreme weather and disruption of supply chains have reduced the supply of real and artificial Christmas trees this season....
Health

New policy brief from WHO warns of health consequences of depriving children of liberty

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Whether it’s a prison, a refugee camp or an orphanage, there is no place in the world where children should be deprived of liberty. If children are kept in closed settings, the negative consequences...
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Addressing technical gaps and fostering leadership on environment and health: the WHO Bonn School

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This November has seen the second edition of the Bonn School on Environment and Health, focused on creating transformative public health leadership in the WHO European Region and at country level. The Bonn School...
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Surprising trends in rates of overweight and obesity across the Region

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New analysis from WHO/Europe identifies surprising trends in rates of overweight and obesity across the Region An analysis has identified that in some countries of the WHO European Region, rates of overweight and obesity have...
Europe

Update on COVID-19: We need to shift from reaction to stabilization mode in this crisis

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Statement by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe 7 December 2021 Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, Last month, we alerted that a further half a million lives could be lost by early...
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Omicron full of mutations: why everyone is so afraid of the new COVID-19 strain and how dangerous it is

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A new strain of COVID-19 was found in southern Africa - it forced several countries to restrict air travel and tighten security measures at once. The WHO believes that the new variant is highly...
Europe

Protecting health through the urban redevelopment of contaminated sites

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Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM) Industrial use, waste disposal, the increased use of chemicals and hazardous substances, and poor environmental management during past decades have left a legacy of contaminated sites across the WHO...
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