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UK Uneasy Over Involvement of Doctors in Terror Attacks, but Not Panicking Over Non European Medics

... that hospital trusts should repeat their criminal bureau checks on all junior doctors every three years....

Efforts on to Tackle Health Problems Faced by US Truck Drivers

...deaths, 80 percent involved traffic accidents, the bureau said. Truck drivers also report more injuries, such as sprains, than workers in any other category, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Many of them unload the goods they carry, risking back injuries. As many as half o...

Earthquake Kills Three, Injures 290 in Southwest China

...cial civil affairs department. The local seismic bureau had recorded 14 aftershocks of at least 2.5 magnitude by 10:50 a.m. The strongest occurred at 10:49 a.m. with a magnitude of 5.1, centred at 23.02 degrees north and 101.06 degrees east. Residents in Lincang city and Dai autonomous prefecture of Xis...

Hormones- The Same Regardless Of Packaging

...to Eileen Harrington, deputy director of the FTC's bureau of consumer protection, many of the other websites reviewed have modified or removed the objectionable claims. She says the agency is following up with the companies that did not make such changes. 'We could have moved faster here and we should have,...

Reports of Unknown Disease ‘baseless

...s thought to be. This confirmation from the Health bureau has sought to dispel reports carried by a famous Hong-Kong daily that the Eighth People's Hospital of Guangzhou, had admitted and quarantined several patients ailing from an obscure illness, feared by experts to be SARS or bird flu. "I don't know w...

US NGO to Counsel HIV/AIDS Patients in Assam

.../AIDS," said Dr Chinkholal Thangsing, Asia-Pacific bureau chief of the AHF. "Each centre will be manned by a minimum of seven people, including two doctors and a counsellor. The AHF will not only train them and pay their salaries but will also provide them with CD-4 count machines." Source-IANS...

AIDS –spreading like wildfire in Chin

...ng AIDS in China. Deputy director general of the bureau of diseases prevention and control at the Ministry of Health Hao Yang told media this week that statistics reveal that about 48% of new AIDS infection is reportedly from sexual contact. First line proved drugs have helped to prolong the lives of almo...

Malaysian Indian Baby Suffering from Rare Disease, Pierre Robin Syndrome

...ich was organised by the youth, social and welfare bureau of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). Devaki s... we are poor," she said. She then approached MIC bureau chief for financial assistance. According to the Star report, MIC youth chief S.A. Vigneswaran wou...

China Confirms 19th Case Of Human Case Of Bird Flu

...iang tested clear of the disease, the local health bureau said. This is the 19th human case of bird flu reported in China. Among the previous 18 cases, 12 have died. Source:PTI News...

Strict Safety Measures On Import of Poultry From China

...ll as from the wholesale and retail markets. The bureau also intends to maintain regular contact with Chinese authorities to review these existing stringent safety measures....

Radiation Hazard From Use Of Cordless Phones

...from use of //cordless phones. Germany's federal bureau for radiation protection (BfS) in Salzgitter says people who use the phones are advised to put the base station in an area of their home where they do not spend a lot of time. The foyer or entrance is a good example. The cordless telephones, which c...

Foot and mouth disease sets foot in China

...29 Dec. Initial tests by the provincial veterinary bureau showed positive for the disease, but the agency on Dec 26 reported the case as a suspected outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease. Foot-and mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects cattle, swine, and other cloven-h...

China says patient may have SARS

...with the WHO. Earlier this week, Guangdong health bureau spokesman Feng Shaoming said local tests showed the patient had been infected with SARS, but the health ministry said it wanted to carry out further tests. The ministry's daily SARS report on Friday said the patient remained in stable condition....

China tells officials not to hide SARS damage

...n China, the worst-hit country in the world. //The bureau promised harsh punishment for statistics officials who provided fake data that could "mislead" policy-making. China, which joined an International Monetary Fund programme to improve statistical accuracy and transparency, has a long history of faking ...

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