/tags/world-health-organization World Health Organization en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:08:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-04-12/wash-u-researchers-awarded-24-million-in-effort-to-eradicate-tropical-diseases Elephantiasis and river blindness are parasitic diseases straight out of a horror movie.In both cases, insects bite humans and transmit tiny parasitic… Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:08:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-04-12/wash-u-researchers-awarded-24-million-in-effort-to-eradicate-tropical-diseases Shahla Farzan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-09-07/how-a-webster-alumnus-overcame-video-gaming-addiction-turned-hobby-into-career-builder The World Health Organization recently announced that digital gaming can be addictive. The type of addiction falls under gaming disorder, which is… Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:25:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-09-07/how-a-webster-alumnus-overcame-video-gaming-addiction-turned-hobby-into-career-builder Caitlin Lally /health-science-environment/2016-05-17/experts-monsantos-roundup-chemical-unlikely-to-cause-cancer-in-humans An international panel of scientists reported this week that glyphosate, the main ingredient used in Monsanto's weed killer Roundup is unlikely to cause… Tue, 17 May 2016 22:46:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-05-17/experts-monsantos-roundup-chemical-unlikely-to-cause-cancer-in-humans Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2011-06-22/former-pfizer-researchers-work-together-to-fight-diarrhea-in-developing-nations This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 22, 2011 - Diarrhea kills nearly 2 million children under the age of 5 each year. Scientists at… Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:10:37 GMT /health-science-environment/2011-06-22/former-pfizer-researchers-work-together-to-fight-diarrhea-in-developing-nations Jo Seltzer