Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measures

Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measures

Data covering all three areas revealed that more than one in two 15-year-olds experimented with alcohol, while one in five teenagers recently used e-cigarettes, the UN health agency said, in a call for urgent preventive measures.  “The widespread use of harmful substances among children in many countries across the European Region – and beyond –…

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World News in Brief: ICJ to release emergency measures over Israel genocide allegations, Libya flood repair bill, leprosy stigma continues

World News in Brief: ICJ to release emergency measures over Israel genocide allegations, Libya flood repair bill, leprosy stigma continues

Since 7 October when Israel launched its military campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the militant group’s terror attacks in southern Israel that left some 1,200 dead and more than 250 taken hostage, Gaza health authorities have reported at least 25,700 killed and some 63,740 injured. In its case, which began earlier this month in…

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Smog prevention measures

Smog prevention measures

For permanent prevention, the government should take help from experts. Photo: File Like previous years, this time we are also facing the effects of smog. During these days, early morning and evening fog covers everywhere. Vision becomes dangerously low. Today, every second patient suffers from symptoms of headache, runny nose and itching, shortness of breath,…

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