World Health Organisation
Researchers discover new antidote for cobra bites
Current antivenom treatment is expensive and does not effectively treat the necrosis of the flesh at the site of the bite.
Sugar tax on soft drinks slashed people’s sugar consumption – study
A major source of added sugar is fizzy drinks, but other foods with added free sugar include biscuits, chocolate, flavoured yoghurts and cereal.
18 investigations over fake weight-loss drugs in Northern Ireland
One person has been successfully prosecuted over the sale of counterfeit weight-loss drugs in Northern Ireland in the last three years.
Green Party calls for legislation to reduce air pollution in the UK
The party is also proposing to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2027, and their use entirely by 2035.
Ultra-processed foods and alcohol contribute to 2.7m deaths a year – WHO
The World Health Organisation said more than 7,400 people are dying every day from products sold and marketed by industries.
Efforts to draft pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on future response
In 2021, member countries asked the UN health agency to oversee negotiations to work out how the world might better stop viruses from spreading.
Day-to-day exercise ‘largely disappearing from young people’s lives’
A new World Health Organisation report warns of a lack of exercise and too few children eating fruit and vegetables.
Timeline of events leading up to the Infected Blood Inquiry
People were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s.
Being physically active may boost quality of life for middle-aged women – study
Researchers said women should increase their activity levels to meet World Health Organisation guidelines on physical activity by age 55.
England tops global chart for child alcohol use – study
In one of the largest studies of its kind, the World Health Organisation examined data for 280,000 children from 44 countries.