en-pk-hotdailynews: 2015-03-19 Pakistan Health

India bets on mobiles in battle on maternal, child deaths
Eastern Mirror
India is betting on cheap mobile phones to cut some of the world's highest rates of maternal and child deaths, as it rolls out a campaign of voice messages delivering health advice to pregnant women and mothers. Amid a scarcity of doctors and public ...

India to use mobile phones to tackle maternal and child mortality   International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
India Adapts Mobile Phones As Means To Help Prevent Maternal And Child Death   Health Aim

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Joyable Offers Online Therapy To People Suffering From Social Anxiety
TechFrag
There are many startups out there which are offering health-related services. And after the advent of wearable tech, it is now possible to collect data about individual's health including pulse rate, blood pressure, and much more. Moreover, Apple Watch is to ...

Joyable raises $2M for online social anxiety coaching program   MobiHealthNews
Joyable raises $2M, launches app to help people get over their social anxiety   VentureBeat
Joyable Launches Online Tools To Help You Overcome Social Anxiety   TechCrunch
Marketwired (press release)
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Kiwis taking steps to improve dental health
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The number of New Zealanders taking preventative steps to maintain their dental health has doubled in the last six months, according to the latest claims data from nib, New Zealand's second largest health insurance provider. In the six months to 31 ...

Smile for life: World Oral Health Day 2015   Dentistry IQ
Pepsodent Celebrates World Oral Health Day 2015; to Reach 10 Million Children   Information Nigeria
ADA Promotes World Oral Health Day   Orthodontic Products
Dental News Pakistan
Aspen Times
Rochdale Online
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New Report Highlights 'Terrifying' Impact Of Ebola On Nine Million Children
Newsroom America
(Newsroom America) -- Some nine million children have seen "death and suffering beyond their comprehension," and protecting them and their communities is critical in the fight against Ebola in West Africa, UNICEF said in a new report. UNICEF said the ...

UN report highlights terrifying impact of Ebola on nine million children   indiablooms
Millions of Children Impacted by Ebola Outbreak   Inter Press Service
UNICEF Report Shows Children Make Up One Fifth of Ebola Virus Victims   Sputnik International
RTT News
Daily Sabah
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30-year study finds breastfeeding raises IQ, earnings
Bangkok Post
People breastfed as infants have higher intelligence scores in adulthood, and higher earnings, according to a study Wednesday that tracked the development of 3,500 newborns over 30 years. Please join us on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ ...

Babies breastfed for longer 'have higher IQs'   Irish Examiner
Breastfeeding leads to higher IQ, earnings   The Daily Star
Study: Breastfed Babies Have Higher IQ, Income In Adulthood   CBS Local
Los Angeles Times
Huffington Post
The Straits Times
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NDTV

Bill Gates Calls for 'Germ Games' Instead of War Games
NDTV
Vancouver: Bill Gates opened a mock Ebola field hospital at the prestigious TED Conference on Wednesday as part of a call to be battle-ready for a deadly global epidemic. The Microsoft software mogul and philanthropist called for "germ games not war ...

Be pandemic-ready, Bill Gates warns the world   Vancouver Sun
Gates calls for 'germ games' instead of war games   BusinessWorld Online Edition
Bill Gates: The World Is Simply Not Prepared for an Epidemic   Youth Health Magzine

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CBC.ca

$5M in drugs seized in Chilliwack bust
CBC.ca
B.C.'s anti-gang task force says it has made a dent in the drug trade in central and northern B.C. after raiding three Chilliwack addresses and a number of of storage lockers. Police say they made their first sizable seizure in November at an apartment in the ...

Opioid Fentanyl Blamed For Spike In U.S. Drug Overdoses   Huffington Post
B.C.'s anti-gang police haul in drug load after 7-month Chilliwack-based crime ...   The Province
DEA Issues Nationwide Warning About Dangers of Fentanyl   KMBZ
dailyRx
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Plain packets helping smokers quit: study
The Australian (blog)
PLAIN packaging for cigarettes made smokers more likely to quit in the year after it was introduced, the most comprehensive research on the legislation to date shows. THE Cancer Council Victoria-led research found that plain packs and health warnings ...

Research finds plain packaging keeps smoking urge under wraps   Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's plain packaging laws are a success, studies show   ABC Online
'Stunning' victory over smoking   The New Daily
Global Times
Perth Now
The Guardian
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WMDT

Is diet soda safe?
WMDT
Diet soda sounds like a weight-loss technique but it may actually be worse than regular soda. More from WMDT. Campaign aimed at altering Va. route of natural gas pipeline · Trout season about to open; officials urge caution on ice · Dover Advances To ...

Questioning This Week's Heath Scare Linking Diet Soda To Belly Fat   Forbes
Diet soda consumption linked to higher belly fat in older adults   KVOA Tucson News
Diet soda may lead to more belly fat as you age   Arizona Daily Star
KRNV My News 4
Glamour (blog)
New Zealand Herald
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Forbes

Michael Bloomberg And Bill Gates Launch $4 Million Legal Fund To Fight ...
Forbes
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg gives a speech at the 16th World Conference on Tobacco in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Billionaire philanthropists Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates have launched a new $4 ...

Billionaires to tackle big tobacco   NEWS.com.au
Gates, Bloomberg Create $4M Fund to Fight Big Tobacco   Voice of America
Bloomberg, Gates launch anti-tobacco fund   The Malaysian Insider
The Maravi Post
Big News Network.com
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