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• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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All posts tagged "WHO"

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  South Korea’s suicide rate increased 109.4% in just 12 years

  Second-highest increase in world from 2000 to 2012, according to WHO  The suicide rate in South Korea increased second-most in the world between 2000 and 2012, the World Health Organization said Thursday. One person commits suicide once every...

  • Posted September 4, 2014
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  Life expectancy for Korean women eighth highest worldwide

  Korean women have the eighth highest life expectancy in the world, according to a new report by the World Health Organization. Global life expectancy is 73 years for girls and 68 for boys born in 2012, WHO...

  • Posted May 16, 2014
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  Eating potatoes with sprouts can cause food poisoning

  By Isaac Kim Potatoes are a healthy food, with three times more vitamin C than apples. Even after being boiled, a potato retains three-quarters of its vitamin C. A person absorbs 67 percent of the vitamin when...

  • Posted October 14, 2013
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