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Improved Toilets Create Healthy and Clean Living in Mongolia

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Published On :: 2019-12-04 00:00:00

ADB, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is providing more sanitary water-tight pit latrines for 330 homes in Mongolia's Arvaikheer city.

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New Hope for Maternal and Child Health in Tajikistan

By www.adb.org
Published On :: 2019-12-16 00:00:00

The Maternal and Child Health Integrated Care Project funded by the ADF 12 grant is improving hospital and health-care center infrastructure and equipment and helping staff and oversight agencies plan and deploy human resources more effectively in Tajikistan.

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Health Sector Development In Bhutan: Improving Disease Detection

By www.adb.org
Published On :: 2020-01-06 00:00:00

The Health Sector Development Program, supported by the ADF facility and additional ADF grant funding for a total of $20 million, is improving primary health care delivery and information systems in Bhutan.

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Vaccinating in Vanuatu for a Healthier Future

By www.adb.org
Published On :: 2020-01-13 00:00:00

A $15 million grant from an Asian Development Fund (ADF) 12 facility will reduce the burden of pneumonia and diarrhea in children and increase protection against the human papilloma virus in women.

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Fifth Health Sector Development Project (Emergency Assistance Loan for Additional Financing)

By www.adb.org
Published On :: 2020-05-07 00:00:00

Approved project 45009-003 in Mongolia.

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Pandemic slams healthcare jobs

By feeds.reuters.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:59:19 -0400

The steep plunge in U.S. payrolls caused by the pandemic also slammed the healthcare sector, as many workers in dentists' and doctors' offices lost their jobs. Fred Katayama reports.

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Countries must return to public health surveillance in COVID-19 fight -WHO

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:10:19 -0400

Countries must return to "basic principles" of public health surveillance if they are to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control, the World Health Organization's (WHO) top emergency health expert Mike Ryan said on Friday (May 8).

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Cardiopad brings heart health to remote Cameroon communities

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Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:19:00 -0400

June 13 - A touch screen tablet invented by a 22-year-old Cameroonian engineer is helping doctors perform heart examinations on patients in remote, rural locations beyond the reach of specialists. Jim Drury has more.

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Fungi's fabulous future in mental health and sustainable materials

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

These images showcase the incredible ways mushrooms can be used for everything from boosting well-being to fashioning baroque high heels

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Fear, sticker shock over health insurance greet laid-off workers

By feeds.reuters.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:43:59 -0400

If you were laid off in April, the health insurance from your job may stop at the end of the month. Then what?

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No right to praise healthcare workers and then ignore them: Pelosi takes aim at Trump

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:08:20 -0400

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday made an indirect dig at President Donald Trump's Navy Blue Angels flyover this weekend, saying that political leaders have 'no right to praise them and then ignore their needs.'

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Countries must return to public health surveillance in COVID-19 fight -WHO

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:10:19 -0400

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Why strength training may be the best thing you can do for your health

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Building muscle reduces the risk of cancer and stroke, boosts brainpower, burns through calories and more – it might even be better for you than cardio

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Spray it, don't say it: Kenya graffiti artists spread health message

By feeds.reuters.com
Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:39:43 -0400

A six-foot image of a sad-eyed man, baseball cap askew and mask covering his nose and mouth is spray painted on a building in a Nairobi slum. Next to it are the words “Corona is real”.

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Why the medicine you take could actually be bad for your health

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Rushing medicines to market is supposed to help people in need. But relying on lower standards of evidence may ultimately cause more harm than good.

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We constantly eat microplastics. What does that mean for our health?

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Tiny particles of plastic are in our food, water and even the air we breathe. We investigate the impact they have inside our bodies

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Why dogs could hold the secret to longer, healthier human lives

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Our best shot at understanding and even reversing human ageing will come not from studying ourselves, but from 10,000 of our canine companions

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Eating more slowly and dining with others can boost your health

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000

From the mealtimes you keep and the speed at which you eat to your choice of dining companions, how you eat has a big impact on your health and waistline

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Why walking your way to better health isn't all about step counting

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Changing your footwear could be kind to your knees, a different gait could lift your mood, but the real secret of successful walking is even simpler

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A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000

The discovery of a link between anxiety, depression, OCD and more is set to revolutionise how we think about these conditions – and offer new treatments

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Why strength training may be the best thing you can do for your health

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Building muscle reduces the risk of cancer and stroke, boosts brainpower, burns through calories and more – it might even be better for you than cardio

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How to protect your mental health in the time of coronavirus

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

From social isolation to working on the front line, the mental health challenges of the pandemic are wide reaching. We ask experts how to protect ourselves

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7 mental health expert tips on how to cope with the covid-19 pandemic

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Whether you are at home alone or juggling work and family, those working in mental health share their advice on how to cope with the covid-19 pandemic

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No right to praise healthcare workers and then ignore them: Pelosi takes aim at Trump

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:08:20 -0400

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Queen say 'You Are The Champions' to health workers

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 03:18:19 -0400

Rock band Queen and singer Adam Lambert are raising money for health workers fighting COVID-19 with new single ''You Are The Champions." Ryan Brooks reports.

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The past can help us deal with the pandemic’s mental health fallout

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Lessons learned from natural disasters and the military can help guide our responses to help people's mental health during the covid-19 pandemic

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We must act quickly to avoid a pandemic-related mental health crisis

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

We are already seeing the pandemic's effects on mental health, and we need to act urgently to avoid a full-blown crisis, says Sam Howells

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Most people’s mental health conditions morph into others over time

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:36:00 +0000

As many as 86 per cent of people meet the criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis by middle age – and in many cases, a different diagnosis at some other time

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Pandemic slams healthcare jobs

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:59:19 -0400

The steep plunge in U.S. payrolls caused by the pandemic also slammed the healthcare sector, as many workers in dentists' and doctors' offices lost their jobs. Fred Katayama reports.

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No right to praise healthcare workers and then ignore them: Pelosi takes aim at Trump

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:08:20 -0400

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Health Tip: Knocked Out Teeth

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Health Tip: Knocked Out Teeth
Category: Health News
Created: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM

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Health Tip: Understanding Tooth Plaque

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Health Tip: Understanding Tooth Plaque
Category: Health News
Created: 1/8/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/8/2020 12:00:00 AM

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Cleaner Air Quickly Brings Big Health Benefits, Study Finds

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Cleaner Air Quickly Brings Big Health Benefits, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 12/6/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/6/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Chicago's Short-Lived 'Soda Tax' Cut Consumption, Boosted Health Care Funds

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Chicago's Short-Lived 'Soda Tax' Cut Consumption, Boosted Health Care Funds
Category: Health News
Created: 2/24/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/25/2020 12:00:00 AM

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AHA News: How to Get the Most Out of Health Apps

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 PDT

Title: AHA News: How to Get the Most Out of Health Apps
Category: Health News
Created: 4/23/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/24/2020 12:00:00 AM

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