NHS Staff To Face Ban On Smoking
...iform. The ban on smoking which is planned will be applicable to patients, contractors, visitors, volunteers and other people who visit the premises of the Trust. The Suffolk East Primary Care Trusts' (PCT) combined board has been called upon to give its approval for the new smoking policy during its next meeti...Smoking Ban Believed To Enjoy Widespread Public Acceptance In Scotland
...elp employees curb the habit, the ban would not be applicable to residential accommodation. The Scottish Executive initiative would be directed towards measures to help minimise or prevent exposure of staff to smoke on domiciliary visits. Individuals who breach the ban by smoking in public places would carry...Moderate Exercise Is Good For The Heart: Study
... percent to 15 percent. "Assuming the results are applicable to humans, low-intensity exercise is likely to have benefits for humans in early stages of congestive heart failure," said Russell Moore, a researcher of the University of Colorado who led the study. The intensity of exercise in the study was a cruc...Parents' Permission Required For Tattooing
...ter safety standards and regulate hygiene. This is applicable to all those who are less than 16 years of age. The object behind the exercise is to reduce the possibilities of blood borne diseases being transmitted through contaminated dye and dirty equipment. The rules will also cover anyone who offers electro...High Pollution Levels Lead To Heart Problems
...les than petrol driven engines. So this may not be applicable to petrol vehicles also. There has also been a higher incidence of heart related problems with rising pollution levels. The fine-particle pollutants are particularly responsible for this. Repeated and long-term exposure to such pollutants may resu...Respecting Dwarfs- A Lesson To Be Learnt From Ancient Egyptians
...dult height (4'10" or shorter). This definition is applicable to both men and women. Currently more than 100 different medical conditions have been identified to account for a disproportionate stature. Surprisingly, dwarfism is caused by a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors, which are not co...Moles Among The Older Generation May Be Dangerous
...he country’s skin specialists believe that this is applicable to Australians who are aged over 50 years. As many...ople who are considered high risk, the results are applicable to the general population. Melanomas claimed the lives of 338 women and 715 men in Australia duri...New Rule Results In The Complete Makeover In The Field Of Drug Advertising
...y the numbers of drugs are on the rise.The rule is applicable to all the new drugs; all the drugs approved in the past five years and to any drug for which a major label revision is requested....Inhaling Concentrated Saline Could Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Patients
... of death is respiratory failure and this study if applicable in young children as well as adults could delay the advent of lung damage due to the disease. The UNC researchers say that concentrated saline helps by clearing the bacteria and debris in the airway and providing a relatively bacteria-free passage to...NHS To Continue Providing Alzheimer's Drugs
...e expected to be published in 2006, and it will be applicable to patients who have been recently diagnosed. ...Tectonic Plates Colliding Can Cause Earthquakes
... the most likely to occur. But they said it is not applicable to every subduction zone because each has different characteristics. Edited (IANS)...Americans Not Interested In Choosing Sex Of Child: Survey
...a mere chance. The results of the study may not be applicable to other countries, // where concerns about sex selection may be prevalent, leading to imbalance of the sex ratio. 'We found that only eight percent of people would use pre-implantation sex selection for non-medical reasons,' said Tarun Jain, assis...Come September, Schools Will be better off Sans Junk foods
...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 industry, where school vending machines have an estimated annual turnover of £45m. Joe Harvey, head of the Health Education Trust and a...Knowing spread of AIDS: a crime; urges Chinese lawmaker.
...s annual full session here, “The new crime will be applicable to those HIV carriers or AIDS patients who deliberately spread the virus and disease by means of biting, scratching and injecting others or through the channels like sexual intercourse, syringe sharing, blood transfusion and organ transplant. As pu...New Research Reveals How We Process Brands And Products
...and scanned while indicating whether each word was applicable to themselves and someone else. The sample group was also scanned while making similar judgments about brands they know and use. The researchers discovered that even when the consumers were judging products on unmistakably human terms, they still use...Lawsuit Against Sunscreen Makers For False Claims of Protection Against Skin Cancer
...ing sun care, are developed in compliance with all applicable laws and FDA regulations."...Another feather in fish oil cap: hope against retinal degenerative diseases
...he initial crucial events. This knowledge might be applicable to the design of novel therapeutic interventions to halt or slow disease progression.'...British Hospitals Face Financial Crisis
...e April 21 to protest the changes in work rules as applicable to Indian doctors. Last week, York Hospitals NHS Trust decided to cut 200 jobs over the coming year as part of plans to save seven million pounds. Two days earlier the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust had announced that 720 jobs were to be ...Bird Flu Pandemic Study: Clerical & Support Staff May Stay At Home
... authors have warned that the results might not be applicable to other regions. 'The idea that so many public health workers may not show up for work is a little unsettling. You can't blame the public health workforce. These preparedness issues push public health workers almost into the category of first res...International Rating System To Be Introduced For Hospitals In India
...nment and private hospitals. Initially, it will be applicable to those who want to be rated," Mansingh told IANS. He said that in an atmosphere where quality was the only parameter, all the hospitals would like to improve their services and be rated "for their own benefit". "Before rating any one, there will...