Pan American Health Organization

16.10.2007 A new report shows improvements in life expectancy and overall health of people in the Americas despite continued problems resulting from social strife and indigence, especially among poorer countries.

11.06.2007 An international public health agency called this week for the elimination of industrial trans fatty acids from food suppliers all over the Americas. Experts from the task force concluded that trans fats increase the risk of heart disease and possibly the risk of sudden cardiac death.

15.12.2006 Scientists at a conference in Brazil have announced dramatic new progress on vaccines that could help protect Latin American children against a disease that kills two children every hour.