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US won't appeal ruling blocking graphic cigarette warnings

...years, more than 40 countries or jurisdictions have introduced labels similar to those created by the FDA. The World Health Organization said in a survey done in countries with graphic labels that a majority of smokers noticed the warnings and more...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-19/us-wont-appeal-ruling-bloc
Two years after disaster, Fukushima residents thriving, healing

...elementary schools in the city of Koriyama, which is a bit bigger than Pittsburgh. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization reported extremely low radiation levels, though other agencies say the full health impact might not be seen...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/joe-hotchkiss-columns/2013-03-24/two-years-
Victor Della-Giustina

...was responsible for having fluoride added to Augusta's drinking water. He traveled to New Zealand with the World Health Organization to teach oral hygiene and he was instrumental in implementing the regulations that require high school and college...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000163578438
Corruption infests Pakistan

...program should be administered not by the government of Pakistan but by a United Nations organization such as the World Health Organization jointly with the Peace Corps, which should be armed and ready to shoot those criminals on the spot.Local...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2013-01-15/corruption-infests-pakis
Smart meter movement stirs rowdy debate in Texas

...protect the smart meters from hackers. Some studies have also added to the health concerns. A branch of the World Health Organization last year called radio-frequency radiation from cellphones, utility meters and other devices a "possible carcinogen...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-08-25/smart-meter-movement-stirs
Avian flu virus a few mutations away from spreading easily, report says

...600 people, resulting in 357 deaths, for a fatality rate of almost 60 percent, according to data from the World Health Organization.There has been little human-to-human transmission of the virus, though, in part because it did not appear...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2012-06-21/avian-flu-virus-few-mutation
Across the region

...community.AARP granted the city and county that distinction earlier this month as part of a program with the World Health Organization aimed at making communities more comfortable and accessible to the elderly.The next step is devising a plan...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2012-08-19/across-region
Court upholds block on graphic cigarette warnings

...years, more than 40 countries or jurisdictions have introduced labels similar to those created by the FDA. The World Health Organization said in a survey done in countries with graphic labels that a majority of smokers noticed the warnings and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-08-24/court-upholds-block-graphi
Birth control pills are poor health care

...because of dangerous side effects? How is treating a natural capability with a pill, which is categorized by the World Health Organization as a Class I carcinogen, regarded as health care? "Group I carcinogen" means the most dangerous classification...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2011-08-30/birth-control-pills-are-
Jim Kim: Obama makes surprise pick for World Bank

...University and co-founder of the global health organization Partners in Health. He served as director of the World Health Organization's department of HIV/AIDS.He began his tenure as president of Dartmouth in 2009, the first Asian-American...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-03-24/jim-kim-obama-makes-surpri