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WHO: If you're under 50, you probably have herpes
HSV-1, which causes mouth ulcers, affects over 3.7bn people under the age of 50
WHO, bacon and cancer: Here is the full list of the 116 things that are carcinogenic to humans
It's not just bacon, cigarettes and alcohol that will give you cancer – formaldehyde and leather dust will kill you too.
VSV-EBOV Guinea Phase III trial: WHO says world 'on verge of highly effective Ebola vaccine'
Ebola vaccine trial dubbed "Guinea's gift to the world".
Malaria vaccine: Mosquirix gets positive appraisal from EU regulator ahead of WHO testing
RTS,S vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline gets positive EMA review and next goes to WHO for tests
Ebola fears rise in Liberia as two new cases of the disease confirmed
The cases bring the total of those with Ebola to five since Liberia was declared free of the disease
UN: World needs to double investment in battle against HIV or effects will be 'catastrophic'
'We have to act now. The next five years provide a fragile window of opportunity'
Surge of 200 million climate change refugees will reverse global healthcare progress
Cutting coal, carbon price, access to renewable energy among recommendations to improve global health.
New cases of Ebola on rise in Guinea and Sierra Leone
As of earlier this month, 16 new Ebola cases were reported in Guinea and 15 in Sierra Leone
South Korea MERS virus outbreak: Asian countries take precaution as death toll rises
MERS virus death toll rises to 9 in South Korea with 13 new cases reported.
WHO: Total number of MERS cases rises to 1,244
South Korea's health ministry said on Tuesday (June 9) there were eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing total in country to 95 with seven fatalities.
WHO: Global health care needs revamping to avoid Ebola like 'tragedy'
The World Health Organization said efforts must be made for the global health care to be improved as a whole.
WHO urges more care in naming diseases to avoid offence
World Health Organization: 'Use of disease names such as swine flu have stigmatized certain communities.'
Saudi-led coalition ends its 'Decisive Storm' military operation in Yemen against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels
Saudi Arabia says military goals have been achieved and launches 'Restoration of Hope' operation to find political solution in Yemen.
World Health Day 2015: Top quotes and messages to share on global health awareness day
The theme for World Health Day 2015 is Food Safety
WHO: Waning interest in Ebola is biggest threat to overcoming virus
Waning interest in Ebola could jeopardise efforts to stamp out the world's worst recorded outbreak of the disease.
Baby boy dies in first known fatality recorded in Germany's latest outbreak of measles
Nearly 600 cases of measles, a potentially fatal disease has been recorded in Berlin since October.
Ebola: WHO approves breakthrough 15 minute test
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first rapid test for Ebola in a potential breakthrough for ending an epidemic that has killed almost 10,000 people in West Africa, it said on 20 February.
Ebola: WHO approves Corgenix kit which will cut test times to 15 minutes
The new device has the potential to save thousands of lives
World's deadliest air: Delhi comes top of Greenpeace polls
The Indian city of Delhi has the world's most polluted air, as Greenpeace survey finds pollution here is ten times higher than WHO limits.
WHO Director-General calls for reform in light of Ebola outbreak
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Margaret Chan called for reform of the organization on Sunday (January 25), as member states held talks on the WHO's delay in facing the deadly Ebola epidemic.
Ebola: Almost 7,000 Died in Deadly Outbreak - WHO report
More than 1,200 were added to the death toll in west Africa since WHO reported on Wednesday.
Chernobyl: Helicopter Drone Captures Eerie Post-Apocalyptic Video Footage of Decaying City
Documentary maker's flying drone captures abandoned Pripyat city being taken over by nature
Pakistan: First Suspected Ebola Case Emerges
Forty-year-old Zulfiqar Ahmad had recently returned to Pakistan from Togo on 16 November.
Plague Epidemic Strikes in Madagascar As Black Death Kills 40 People
World Health Organization warns that the disease could spread rapidly after infecting 119 people since late August.
Ebola Outbreak: Number of Victims Soars Past 10,000
WHO's conservative estimate says more than 10,000 people have been infected and nearly 5,000 have died in outbreak.
Ebola Outbreak: 2 Year-Old Becomes Virus's First Fatality in Mali
More than 40 exposed after relatives brought the two year-old girl to Mali after her mother died of the virus
Ebola: Spammers Spread Malware Through Emails Claiming to Come from World Health Organization
Spammers are sending emails claiming to be from the World Health Organization which contain malware.
Ebola: Guinean Government Compensates Families of Deceased Health Workers
The families of 42 health workers will receive $10,000.
Ebola Outbreak: Vomiting Woman Sparks Ebola Alert at Pentagon
Hazmat teams arrived at the South car park of the Pentagon where the woman was taken ill.
Ebola Outbreak: President Obama Warns Deadly Virus Could Spread Globally
Obama said disease must be attacked at source and more aid must be provided to West Africa.