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Patients and carers in Kenya are calling on the country’s government to declare cancer a ‘national disaster’.

A new study has found that the UK’s intake of key vitamins and minerals has plummeted over the last 20 years.

Austria has become the first European country to implement a total ban on glyphosate, the toxic weedkiller chemical suspected to cause cancer in people exposed to it.

Research conducted in China has found that exposure to triclosan, a commonly used chemical found in antibacterial products such as soaps, hand sanitizer, toothpaste and mouthwash, increases the risk of osteoporosis.

Florida can set limits on who is allowed to give dietary advice, a United States federal court has ruled.

A United Nations report says progress made on eradicating malnutrition is too slow to achieve the 2025 and 2030 global nutrition targets, and that Africa and Asia continue to bear the brunt of food insecurity.

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern".