The World Health Organisation unveiled landmark new measures this week to counter the misuse of anti-malaria drugs, which is threatening attempts to stifle some 250 million cases a year of the disease.
The UN health agency recommended that all suspected cases of the mosquito-borne disease should be tested and diagnosed before treatment is given, instead of [...]

New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.State Health Commissioner Richard Daines took up the issue on Monday, speaking of a “golden opportunity” to create the tax.
“The dramatic underpricing of sugar-sweetened beverages, their [...]

Longevity News and Review provides readers with the latest information in breakthroughs pertaining to the extension of the healthy human lifespan. These news summaries are compiled by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M; www.worldhealth.net), a non-profit medical society composed of 22,000 physician and scientist members from 105 nations, united in a mission to advance [...]

Young adults who started using cannabis at an early age and used it for several years are at increased risk of being diagnosed with a form of psychosis, of hallucinating or having delusions, a study published this week found.
The study conducted at the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland in Australia asked more [...]

World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan has accused “ruthless, devious” tobacco companies of bullying as she battled attempts to stimulate smoking in poor nations.
In a speech marking the fifth anniversary of an international convention on tobacco control, Chan said she would not allow the tobacco industry to take part in talks on expanding the world’s [...]