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Doctors Not Exempt from Competition Law, Australian Commission Warns

...the "culture that the medical profession should be exempt from the Trade Practices Act". "Sorry, there is no one else who is exempt and there is no reason you should be." Samuel was speaking after the ACCC successfully sued two em...

Easy Money-NHS Trusts Make Millions from Parking Fees

...ok again at their hospital car parking charges and exempt cancer patients - however we have yet to see this happen. "Cancer patients spend hundreds of pounds each year on hospital parking. Macmillan wants to see all cancer patients traveling regularly for treatment to be able to park free at hospital. "...

AMA Calls For Ban On Duty-Free Cigarettes

...ason why the purchase of some cigarettes should be exempt from taxation. “To air graphic anti-smoking advertisements and display on-packet warnings on the one hand and allow the tax-free purchase of cigarettes on the other is a glaring anomaly in the Government’s approach to this health scourge. “Ciga...

Women - Do You Consider the Condom, a ‘must-have’ in Your Hand Bag, on a Night Ou?

...arch which showed that 70% of women felt they were exempt from the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. What is worse, nine out of 10 women surveyed, did not think it necessary to carry a condom in their hand bag, on a night-out; and 66% felt, having a condom in their bag would thwart the opportunity of ...

Law Professor Finds Home Health Care Workers Have Few Legal Protections

... employers, many home health care workers are also exempt from minimum wage, overtime and worker's compensation laws. As a result, she said most home health care workers are poor women, and they are disproportionately women of color who are single mothers. In addition, many workers are illegal immigrants ...

Outbreaks of Whooping Cough Contributed by Vaccine Exemptions

...e contributed by state laws which allow parents to exempt their child from vaccine due to personal beliefs according to researchers reported// Tuesday. Investigators found higher rates of whooping cough in such states to the tune of around 50 percent higher than in states which only allowed exemptions fo...

Reforms Suggested By TN Doctors’ Foru

...o the monetary burden of the State neither will it exempt the government doctors from performing their assigned tasks, such as night shifts. The association has also requested the Government to look into the deficiency of staff in non-clinical postgraduate courses, and to focus on re-designating assistant...

Mental Health Units Should not be Exempt from Smoking Ban

...ic institutions in England and Wales should not be exempt from the Health Act 2006, say the authors. “We strongly endorse this proposal and suggest that all mental health settings should introduce complete smoke-free policies. These policies should be introduced in a flexible and pragmatic way, with support...

Smoking Ban should Include Mental Health Units

...ic institutions in England and Wales should not be exempt from the Health Act 2006, say the authors. "We strongly endorse this proposal and suggest that all mental health settings should introduce complete smoke-free policies. These policies should be introduced in a flexible and pragmatic way, with support...

Bush Administration to Exempt Medicaid Recipients on Proof of Citizenship

...White House has declared on Thursday that it would exempt the millions of vulnerable Medicaid recipients fro...ion said it believed that Congress had intended to exempt Medicaid beneficiaries who were also receiving Medicare or Supplemental Security Income. A spokesm...

Come September, Schools Will be better off Sans Junk foods

...d that healthier snacks and Fizzy drinks should be exempt from the ban. The new standards which have been put forth are awaiting Ms Kelly’s approval. Of course the advice will not be applicable to lunchboxes or food served during fundraising initiatives. The advice will cause a major ripple in the vending...

Womb Cancer , A cause for worry among older women

...certainly under high risk. Childless women are not exempt from this risk , and symptoms like excessive vaginal bleeding, bleeding after menopause, low pelvic pain should be attended to without delay. The author of this report is Lucy, an epidemiologist with the Cancer Research at UK. ...

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