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Scientists find new antibiotic, under their noses

Scientists in Germany have discovered a bacteria hiding out in peoples’ noses that produces an antibiotic compound that can kill several dangerous pathogens, including the superbug MRSA.

01 Aug 2016 1:21 AM

Eating fat won’t make you fat: UK report

Encouraging people to eat a low-fat diet is making Britain’s weight problem worse not better, and having a disastrous impact on health, two anti-obesity campaign groups said on Monday.

24 May 2016 2:52 AM

WHO: Zika may spread to Europe within months

The Zika virus, an infectious disease linked to severe birth defects in babies, may spread into Europe as the weather gets warmer, although the risk is low, health officials said on Wednesday.

19 May 2016 4:57 AM

WHO: New cure, test needed for TB superbug

The World Health Organisation on Thursday recommended a speedier, cheaper treatment plan for patients with superbug forms of tuberculosis (TB) — a change that should help cure thousands of the killer

13 May 2016 2:36 AM

How the WHO’s cancer agency confuses people

Thanks to scientists working under the auspices of the World Health Organisation, you can be fairly sure your toothbrush won’t give you cancer.

22 Apr 2016 6:40 AM

WHO in critical need of healing itself

Health workers carry a body of a person that they suspected died form the Ebola virus at a new graveyard on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia. (Photo: AP)

10 Feb 2016 2:14 AM