#Deaths
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Contaminated Food Kills 420000 People Each Year
Over 200 diseases, from diarrhea to cancers, are caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals Geneva…
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Trans-fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’
Currently, nine of the 16 countries with the highest estimated proportion of coronary heart disease deaths caused by trans-fat intake do…
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Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities
According to new global prevalence estimates for significant disability, 1.3 billion persons are with significant disability. Geneva Persons with disabilities…
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Waterborne diseases may kill more people than floods in Pakistan
The battered people are now facing an even worse ordeal, the outbreak of waterborne and other diseases. Aamir Latif KHAIRPUR,…
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A dreadful trail of a dreaded past….
Families have continued to live with memories that will haunt them for a lifetime—of not being present at the time…
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Where do we go from here?
Right now, most fentanyl comes into the US from Mexico or China. But the synthetic opioid can be made in…
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What really killed us, last year?
The main “external causes” of deaths are suicide, homicide, motor vehicle accidents and drug overdoses. By Nazarul Islam A fascinating,…
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The untold story….
The situation on the ground for food distribution in 2021 is reported to be worse than 2020. The issue of…
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Rising numbers speak louder…
Why haven’t we ever had a running total of deaths from cancer, heart attacks or diabetes? By Nazarul Islam I…
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Missing those we have lost to the pandemic…
Our fragmented society divided by caste, religion and bigotry is crying for integration. Will the deaths from Covid-19 go in…
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