WHO raises great concern over serious yellow fever situation
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said the urban yellow fever outbreaks in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo is a serious public health event, but does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) at this time.
UN study urges governments to develop guidelines for healthy diets
Only a handful of governments have issued guidelines promoting healthy diets that can help tackle two of the most urgent challenges of today: securing good nutrition for all and protecting the environment, according to a new UN study published Thursday.
Swiss men boast highest male life expectancy: WHO report
At 81.3 years, the life expectancy at birth of Switzerland's male population is the longest average survival for men in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated Thursday in its World Health Statistics 2016 report.
80 percent of world's city dwellers breathing bad air: UN
Over 80 percent of the world's city dwellers breathe poor quality air, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report warned Thursday.
More countries have laws related to promoting breastfeeding: UN agencies
A new report by three UN agencies showed that there were an increase in the number of countries applying the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, a UN spokesman said here Monday.
Egyptian women rock out Zumba to beat breast cancer
Around 1,000 Egyptian women of different ages and from different cultural and social backgrounds rolled their sleeves up to burn calories for a noble cause.
Ip Man's son on the future of the Wing Chun school
With the popularity of the Ip Man franchise and The Grandmaster, Wing Chun kung fu master Ip Man has become a household name in China, as well as a representative figure of Chinese martial arts. Although he too followed in his father's footsteps to become a martial arts master in his own right, Ip Chun, Ip Man's eldest son, has lived a relatively quiter life. To someone who didn't know his lineage, Ip Chun looks just like an ordinary elderly man you might encounter on the street.
Which would you choose to have a healthier lifestyle: Yoga or Tai Chi?
Yoga lovers together with Tai Chi enthusiasts give a performance on the Shuangfeng Mountain in Xiaogan, central China's Hubei province, April 24, 2016. The performance is not only an exchange of culture of health preserving, but also promotes a healthy lifestyle to the public.
Vegetable fat not the route to a healthy heart: study
Replacing animal fat in the human diet with vegetable oil seems not to lower heart disease risk, and might even boost it, according to a study published Wednesday that challenges a cornerstone of dietary advice.
How to get ripped for the summer season
As the temperature in the capital rises, the time for taking off heavy winter clothes is here. But not everyone is ready to show what lies beneath.