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Despite threats, thousands join anti-polio drive in Pakistan, a last bastion of the disease
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – More than 100,000 health workers fanned out across Pakistan on Monday, stepping up a drive to eliminate the polio virus this year from one of its last bastions, despite continuing militant threats to vaccination teams. Pakistan accounts for more than 70 percent of the world's cases of polio, a virus that can…
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Despite threats, thousands join anti-polio drive in Pakistan, a last bastion of the disease
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – More than 100,000 health workers fanned out across Pakistan on Monday, stepping up a drive to eliminate the polio virus this year from one of its last bastions, despite continuing militant threats to vaccination teams. Pakistan accounts for more than 70 percent of the world's cases of polio, a virus that can…
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4 Things Your Feet Tell You About Your Health
Cold Feet Could be: Hypothyroidism Always reaching for socks? You may be suffering from hypothyroidism, a disorder in which the thyroid doesn’t produce enough of certain hormones that help regulate metabolism. A sluggish metabolism can show your body’s ability to generate heat, causing your hands and feet to remain chronically cold. Yellow…
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Drought may affect 49 million in southern Africa: WFP
As many as 49 million people in southern Africa could be affected by a drought that has been worsened by the most severe and longest El Nino weather pattern in 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday. The WFP, which has already said 14 million people face hunger in the…