Smokers have higher risk for multiple strokes
(Reuters Health) – Smokers who have a stroke are much more likely to have another one if they don’t quit
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Risk grows of ‘catastrophic humanitarian fallout’ in Syria’s Idlib, where 3 million are trapped: top UN officials urge unity in Security Council
The UN’s Political and Humanitarian Affairs chiefs on Friday called on the Security Council to unite in support of an
Read moreBenzodiazepines in early pregnancy tied to heightened risk of miscarriage
Pregnant women who take a class of drugs that’s often prescribed for anxiety or insomnia may run a higher risk
Read moreBrexit poses ‘particular risk’ to British people in poverty: UN independent expert
Brexit – the United Kingdom’s impending exit from the European Union – will drive more UK citizens into poverty unless
Read more‘At risk’ Mediterranean forests make ‘vital contributions’ to development
Between 2010 and 2015, forests around the Mediterranean have expanded by two per cent, but that has come at the
Read moreMigrants and refugees face higher risk of developing ill-health, says UN report on displaced people in Europe
European authorities are “struggling” to meet the needs of irregular migrants and refugees who are wrongly accused of spreading sickness
Read moreAs fighting in Libya escalates, so does number of children ‘at imminent risk of injury or death’
In and around Tripoli, an increasing number of children are “at imminent risk of injury or death” two senior United
Read moreHundreds of wounded Gaza protesters risk limb amputation without immediate help, warns top UN official
Millions of dollars in emergency funding is needed in Gaza to save the shattered limbs of some 1,700 people who
Read moreIn Libya, Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ by risk of fresh military confrontation, urges restraint
The UN chief has expressed his deep concern by the reported advance of forces based in the east, towards the
Read moreMillions of Bangladeshi children at risk from climate crisis, warns UNICEF
More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to
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