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15 05, 2011

New WHO report: Deaths from noncommunicable diseases on the rise, with developing world hit hardest

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Noncommunicable diseases are the leading killer today and are on the increase, the first World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) launched today confirms . In 2008[1], 36.1 million people died  from conditions such as heart disease, strokes, chronic lung diseases, cancers and diabetes. Nearly 80% of these deaths occurred in [...]