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New Zealand Researchers Call For Tobacco-Free Society

...rchers from New Zealand are calling for a complete ban on smoking in that country since it affects the poorest who have no funds to get expensive treatments for the same//. University of Otago's Associate Professor Tony Blakely and Dr Nick Wilson say that the New Zealand governments needed to set a tim...

BC farms declared free of bird flu

...nth, American officials relaxed the United States' ban on poultry imports from British Columbia....

EU medical chief says Europe ready for bird flu

...erous. The European Union (EU) imposed an import ban on live birds and other poultry products from Croatia, Romania, Russia and Turkey following outbreaks of avian flu in these countries in recent months. A raft of biosecurity measures have been introduced in the EU to guard against the spread of bir...

Poultry Workers To Adopt Anti-Flu Guidelines

...nd the World Health Organization. A poultry import ban has already been imposed by the European Union against countries like Romania, Russia, Croatia, and Turkey, where there have been outbreaks of the virus recently. If the virus were to mutate into a form that could be passed from one human being to an...

MP Calls For Ban On Aspartame

...UK Parliamentarian Roger Williams has called for a ban on an artificial sweetener aspartame, which is used in the production of 6,000 types of medicines, food and drinks.// He said that there was definite evidence that the sweetener, which is used in cereal, chocolate and cola, may cause cancer. The Euro...

Coroner Says Sativex Is Responsible For Death Of Patient

...Canada. The family of Mrs. Anderson insists upon a ban on the further trials of the drug, stating that the patient has been used as a guinea pig for an unsafe drug. ...

Canada May Not Permit Bextra To Reenter Market

Health Canada has announced a ban on the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra, meant for those who suffer from arthritis. The benefits derived from the drug were outweighed by the cardiovascular risks, including the possibility of // triggering strokes and heart attacks, according to an exp...

Ban On Smoking Will Affect Children

...ot serve food has also come in for criticism. A ban on smoking at workplaces, shopping areas, and trai...esult of higher taxes on tobacco products. A total ban on smoking in public places is expected to have higher adverse effects on children belonging to the ...

Ban on Alzheimer's Drugs Questioned

... London Health care officials meet to evaluate the ban imposed on the use of new Alzheimer's drugs. This ...tients are very costly. But it did not execute the ban on these drugs due to the fact that new evidences supporting the usefulness of the drug in certain p...

Ban On Bird Show To Be Lifted In UK.

The ban on bird shows in Britain has been lifted on accoun...rted the health officials are planning to lift the ban on these events in England and in Wales. The cause for the ban to be imposed was that of the deadl...

Government Lifts Ban On Bird Events

A ban imposed by the UK on pigeon racing, bird shows, an...nry events is coming to an end in the country. The ban had been imposed after the avian flu’s lethal strain was // detected in Eastern Europe. The H5N1 bir...

Wild ducks infected with bird flu

...a carrier of the disease. He also said that this ban is for an indefinite period and is imposed on all winged animals. They all fear that the disease, which as of now spreads fom birds to human, will mutate in to another form, which will easily pass from man to man. This would lead in the triggerin...

Media Messages Can Serve To Reduce Smoking Indoors

...kids being around cigarette smoke” and “efforts to ban smoking in public places,” among other questions. They also asked the participants to agree or disagree with statements such as, “It is harmful to a person’s health if they live in a house where a smoker smokes tobacco indoors” or, “Inhaling someone ...

Being Active In Winter Despite That Inner Urge

...er said. "When it comes to nutrition, a complete ban on certain foods usually don't work," said Lippke. It's also an innate human instinct to fatten up just a little before and during winter even though it's no longer necessary because of the way homes are heated in the 21st century in the Western worl...

Metronidazole Increases Risk Of Premature Deliveries.

...e further research is necessary so that a complete ban on such drugs can be levied. ...

Bulgaria Prepares Itself For Combating Bird Flu Outbreak

...t of bird flu outbreak. Several measures such as ban on import of poultry from other neighboring states, prohibition of hunting of wild bird birds have already been implemented in the country. Farmers have been requested to watch out for any signs of bird flu infection among domestic birds. In addition...

Kerala Bans The Sale Of Pan Masala Near Schools

A ban has been imposed on the sales pan masala and tobacco products near hospitals and educational institutions by the Kerala State Government in India. The products can be sold only from beyond 500 meters from such institutions, according to the new rules...

Government To Clamp Down On Crystal Meth

...ave pharmacies will however not be affected by the ban which will come into force from 10 April 2006. Only pharmacists will be able to sell about 15 medicines which are of the single ingredient category. This is inclusive of Sudafed Decongestant 12-hour caplets, Triaminic Allergy Decongestant and Contac ...

Doctors Ask MPs To Protect Human Rights By Banning Smoking In Enclosed Public Spaces

... a letter to all MP's, Dr Johnson said, “A partial ban on smoking in public place// disregards the human rights of workers and customers whose health will not be protected by the proposed legislation. It will bring nothing short of unworkable chaos, and the most disadvantaged will continue to be most at...

Gutka Baron To Be Jailed

...and. The Central Government is currently mulling a ban on gutka, or chewing tobacco. Maharashtra had earlier banned the sale of gutka but it was lifted by the Supreme Court. Dhariwal claimed innocence and said he would appeal to the higher courts against the sentence. Dhariwal and Joshi are also invol...

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