Sex, alcohol, fat among world's big killers: WHO
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- News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | about 1 month agoThe WHO also says many poor countries are now struggling to cope with what were once considered rich nations' diseases, such as obesity and heart disease...But Dr Mathers says underdeveloped countries are less able to treat chronic diseases among a...
- News Source: Scoop | about 1 month agoThese five factors are responsible for one quarter of the 60 million deaths estimated to occur annually, said the UN World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/en/), which published “Global Health Risks.” A health risk is defined in the report...
- News Source: Reuters | about 1 month agoTackling just five health factors could prevent millions of premature deaths and increase global life expectancy by almost 5 years, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Poor childhood nutrition, unsafe sex, alcohol,...
- Blog Source: allaboutweird.blogspot.comSex, alcohol, fat among world's big killers. Poor childhood nutrition, unsafe sex, alcohol, bad sanitation and hygiene, and high blood pressure are to blame for around a quarter of the 60 million premature deaths around the world each ... But while
- Blog Source: fitnessforu.infoThese factors raised the risk of chronic diseases and some of the biggest killers such as heart disease, diabetes and cancers, and affected countries across all income groups -- high, middle and low, it said. The WHO said its study, ...
- Blog Source: iconicmidwest.blogspot.comPoor childhood nutrition, sex, alcohol, bad sanitation and hygiene, and high blood pressure are to blame for around a quarter of the 60 million premature deaths. ... The Vatican listed the world's top mortality risks as high blood pressure (
- Blog Source: www.thegrio.comBeing overweight or obese is placing a heavy burden on our health care system because this condition is associated with well over thirty medical conditions that include heart disease, cancer, and stroke - the top three killers of all Americans. ....
- Blog Source: www.edubook.comLung cancer is a vicious killer. It causes more deaths in the United States – for both men and women – than any other type of cancer. For individuals who never used tobacco, the cause of the disease remains a mystery. However, 90 percent of its .
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