UNITED NATIONS. May 2. KAZINFORM The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday voiced alarm at the decline of breastfeeding across East Asia, and stressed the need to ensure that mothers understand the long-term benefits of this importance practice for the survival and development of their children.

UNITED NATIONS. April 29. KAZINFORM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called on India to lead the way in improving health services for women and children, stressing that addressing this issue is a crucial investment in the future of the South Asian nation.

LONDON. April 28. KAZINFORM GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) won U.S. clearance to expand marketing of its 2-year-old kidney-cancer pill Votrient for rare malignancies known as soft-tissue sarcomas.

UNITED NATIONS. April 24. KAZINFORM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the need to provide reproductive health care for young people, as well as give them access to the necessary information and the means to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence.

LONDON. April 20. KAZINFORM A pathologist has said a New Zealand woman's eight-litre-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water can be deadly in excessive amounts.

UNITED NATIONS. April 19. KAZINFORM On the eve of a regional conference set to begin in Azerbaijan, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that obesity and diet-related illnesses could emerge as major challenges for Europe and Central Asia, while hunger will only be a minor problem.