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Deinstitutionalise mental health care, strengthen community-based services: WHO

The World Health Organisation today called on countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region to prioritise the transition from long-stay institutional mental health services to community-based care. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Eric Carmen, Hungry Eyes and All By Myself singer, dies aged 74

Raspberries frontman, who had several big solo hits in the 70s and 80s, died in his sleep on the weekend

The Guardian - AU

In northern Gaza, ‘people have nothing left to eat’

At least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza, the enclave's Hamas-run health ministry said on Wednesday. It reported that most of those dead are children. With limited access to food and healthcare, aid officials have warned for months that Palestinians in the enclave are at risk…

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“I'm a completely different bass player now… When I was in Jeff Beck's band, I hadn't even been playing for four years!” Tal Wilkenfeld on her evolution from bass phenomenon to solo artist

The bass player for Prince, Ryan Adams and Jeff Beck on going it alone as a singer-songwriter

Guitar World

Thousands of patients need to be evacuated from Gaza, WHO says

An estimated 8,000 patients need evacuating out of the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization has said, voicing frustration that few have so far been transferred outside the besieged territory.

Radio France Internationale

Parrot Fever Outbreak In Europe Kills 5: Know All About Psittacosis

The WHO reported a sudden increase in psittacosis infections over the past year, with the disease persisting and continuing to spread in Europe.

Medical Daily

Middle East crisis live: EU working on maritime humanitarian corridor to support people in Gaza – as it happened

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen due to travel to Cyprus as bloc works to try to establish corridor through island

The Guardian - AU

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Biden Calls On Hamas To Accept Ceasefire By Ramadan

US President Joe Biden called on Hamas on Tuesday to accept a Gaza ceasefire deal by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, while the Palestinian militant group warned talks for a truce and hostage release cannot go on "indefinitely".

International Business Times

Risk of AFib tied to sugary and artificially sweetened drinks

A study links drinking sugary sodas and artificially sweetened beverages to an increased arrhythmia risk.

LiveScience

“Robin Trower’s guitar sound was the loudest I’ve ever heard. He had two Fender Twins, and he smoked both by the end of the night”: Buzz Osborne names the 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Melvins main man picks the jazz, funk and metal players who made him who he is today, recalls the time he heard Jeff Beck’s warm-up routine, and names the unsung ’70s hero who deserves more recognition: “Why aren’t more people talking about him? It makes no sense”

Guitar World

Shady Bleaching Jabs Fuel Health Fears, Scams In W. Africa

In her quest for "fair skin", an Ivorian YouTuber recently visited a market stall in Abidjan to receive several injections promoted as containing whitening agents.

International Business Times

Live sound and Talk Box pioneer Bob Heil has died, aged 83: “I can never thank him enough,” says Peter Frampton

Audio industry legend worked with the Grateful Dead, The Who and many others

MusicRadar

Undernutrition and obesity a 'double burden' in Africa: WHO study

According to a World Health Organization study published by The Lancet medical journal, obesity has increased alarmingly in low and middle income countries, particularly in Africa. World Obesity Day, held on 4 March, aims to raise awareness around what the WHO describes as an "epidemic".

Radio France Internationale

"It was a fair fight that I got thrown out of the band for, because Moon came for me with a tambourine": When Roger Daltrey was fired from The Who at the worst possible time in 1965

"When they got on amphetamines the music just turned to a load of crap," reflected the singer

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World Obesity Day: Here's How To Promote Healthy Lifestyle In Overweight Children

On this World Obesity Day, know ways to promote a healthy lifestyle to tackle obesity in children.

Al Jazeera

Are snakebites rising in South Asia — and what’s responsible?

A study from Sri Lanka suggests climate change will spark a rise in the numbers of people receiving snakebites.

The Guardian - UK

Ciarán ‘KO’ Ennis obituary

Other lives: Printmaker and tutor whose company Blue Egg produced posters for artists such as the Who and Lou Reed in the 1960s and 70s

The Hindu

Kochi added to WHO global network of age-friendly cities, says Mayor

Kochi recognized by WHO as an age-friendly city, providing infrastructure and services for elderly well-being and inclusion.

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Radio France Internationale

More that 1 billion of world's population is clinically obese, study shows

More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity – with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a WHO study published by The Lancet medical journal.

International Business Times

More Than One Billion Now Afflicted By Obesity: Lancet

More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study released by the Lancet medical journal.

The Guardian - UK

More than a billion people worldwide are obese, research finds

Over past three decades. obesity rates increased fourfold among children and doubled among adults

The Hindu

1,200 school children’s hearing health screened in Mysuru

Over 1,200 schoolchildren screened for hearing issues in Mysuru by AIISH with WHO support, free aids provided.

The Guardian - UK

‘Life is meaningless’: despair in Cox’s Bazar as chronic illness blights camps

Rohingya people who fled genocide in Myanmar for the refugee camps in Bangladesh, are finding their lives devastated by diseases such as cancer and diabetes

International Business Times UK

Israel-Hamas War Caused Around 14% Jump in Acute Malnutrition in Gaza Children: WHO Report

Gaza children and pregnant and breastfeeding women are surviving on less than two meals a day of the lowest nutritional value because of the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in acute malnutrition.

The Hindu

1,000-plus school kids to get hearing screening in Mysuru

AIISH Mysuru hosts mega hearing screening camp for 1,000 school children in collaboration with WHO and Karnataka government.

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