The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Office in the Iraqi southern province of Basra said on Tuesday that the number of people who were poisoned by polluted drinking water has increased to 70,000 in the oil-rich city.

The head of the office, Mahdi al-Tamimi, according to Baghdad Post, noted they have so far failed to find the exact reason behind having so many people from Basra getting poisoned by drinking water.

He"...

Sergey Burlakov, a Paralympic athlete and four-time amputee, visited nanoM on September 16th. nanoM is a sports and human performance facility that is the first of its kind in the world, and Burlakov visited to undergo a series of tests.

Karan Rekhi, Vice President - Operations of Emirates Healthcare, said, “An inspirational hero like Sergey proves that you can do anything you set your mind to. He passed our tests at nanoM with flying colors;"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Roughly 175 million Europeans have obstructive sleep apnoea, according to a late-breaking abstract presented by ResMed today at the European Respiratory Society’s annual ERS Congress in Paris. Leading researchers estimate 90 million Europeans have moderate to severe sleep apnoea, meaning they experience at least 15 breathing events an hour during sleep.

These statistics are based on the"...

The Spiritual Council of the Yezidis has allocated IQD 23 million for scores of the Kurdish Yezidi patients, an official said.

Karim Sleman, an advisor of the council and a member of the cultural center of Lalish, told BasNews that the money was spent for a total of 80 Yezidis who were suffering from certain illnesses for a few years.

He pointed out that the council has"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Boehringer Ingelheim announced results from the OTIVACTO study, an observational European real-world study of 7,443 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients treated with Spiolto® (tiotropium/olodaterol) Respimat®, which were presented today at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2018 in Paris, France.1 Patients in the study reported both improved physical functioning and general condition and high satisfaction with their"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Taiwan, with high quality medical service and world’s top IT industry, has becoming one of the leaders in global healthcare technology and provider. On November 29 - 30, MEDTEX will focus on 3 key trends: Intelligent Healthcare, Next-generation Biotherapeutics, and Bio-Innovation. Jointed by over 30 world-renowned experts.

At CEO forum, leaders from Merck, Teva, Hitachi, and Nvidia will"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Biolog-id, a world leader in connected health solutions, today announced the establishment of its U.S. operational center in Atlanta. This new site will enable Biolog-id to continue the growth of its presence in North America and offer its business solutions in the biggest health market in the world.

Biolog-id LLC’s offices are located in Alpharetta, 15 minutes north of Atlanta, Georgia."...

Over 300 Kurdish youths gathered on Saturday to clean Erbil, Duhok, and Sulaymaniyah and mark the World Cleanup Day.

The event was organised by Nishtiman Youth Network and sponsored by Barzani Charity Foundation as well as UNDP, Taha Idris, a member of the network, told BasNews.

As part of the campaign, several districts in the three provinces of the Kurdistan Region were"...

With pockets of measles outbreaks affecting both internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities, and considering the current epidemiological situation, the Iraq Federal Ministry of Health has declared an outbreak of measles and requested support from UNICEF and WHO for an emergency measles vaccination campaign across the country.

To support the nation-wide campaign, the Iraq Humanitarian Fund (IHF) has launched a Reserve Allocation to channel"...