International Atomic Energy Agency
Established in 1957 HQ : Vienna, Austria It seeks to promote peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to prohibit its […]
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International Maritime Organisation
It is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. Established in 1948 (Came into force in 1959; First meeting)
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World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO is a specialised agency of UN. It is concerned with international public health. It acts as coordinating authority on
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World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): It is the global body for promotion and protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). It
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Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
It is a proposed trade agreement between the European Union and the United States Aims to promote trade and multilateral economic growth Its main
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Deep Brain Stimulator
DBS involves implanting electrodes within certain areas of brain Regular electrical pulses generated by a pacemaker-like device placed under the
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Foot & Mouth Disease
It is a viral contagious animal disease It affects all susceptible cloven-footed animals, including domestic and wild bovines The virus
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Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy tries to help the immune system recognise cancer as a threat, and attack it Rather than attacking the cancer
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Metandienone
It is a steroid taken by bodybuilders It is an orally active anabolic steroid that binds and activates the androgen