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J&J Mouthwash Gets a Stinker

Washington – Facing complaints of contamination, Johnson and Johnson, manufacturers of Listerine Agent Cool Blue plaque-detecting rinse meant for children,// has been recalled after tests showed that it contained microorganisms. No health problems arising out of its use have bee...

Plan B Pills – Unshackle

In response to several public complaints reported over pharmacists’ and pharmacies refusing to fill prescriptions for the controversial birth control pill, // the Washington State Board of Pharmacy has set out new rules. The new ruling ensures that all pharmacies and pharmacists are boun...

Antony Concerned Over Growing Suicide Rates in Armed Forces

... to constantly monitor statutory and non-statutory complaints to provide timely redressal to all concerned. He called for a fair and transparent promotion policy. "Since Army Commanders deliberate on the personal profiles of the senior officers in the zone of consideration at the time of promotion, they sh...

Two More Pet Food Products Recalled in US

...eeks since March 15, more than twice the number of complaints typically received in a year for all of the products the agency regulates. Federal testing of some of the cat and dog food and the wheat gluten used in their production turned up the chemical melamine, which can be toxic in high doses. Melamine i...

Moratorium Proposed on Advertisements of Newly Approved Drugs

... Merck & Co 's 2004 recall of painkiller Vioxx and complaints the Food and Drug Administration did not respond quickly to early signs of heart problems with the drug. The legislation would codify FDA and industry plans to extend drug and medical device maker fees for the next five years to help speed reviews ...

Massive Recall of Magnetic Toys in US

... in the recall. The CPSC is aware of hundreds of complaints that magnets have fallen out of various toys and at least 33 cases where children swallowed loose magnets and required emergency surgery. In addition, a 20-month-old boy from Seattle, Washington, died. At least 1,500 incidents of magnets separating f...

China Agrees to Share Bird Flu Samples

...orld Health Organisation said on Friday, following complaints that its reluctance //to send the samples could frustrate global efforts to fight the virus. China last shared human samples of the H5N1 virus with WHO collaborating laboratories a year ago, but it has since reported five more human infections and t...

Heat Wave Claims Three Lives in Orissa

...," said Dutt. "The state government had received complaints of about 26 deaths from across the state during this summer due to sunstroke. Of them only three have been confirmed by the concerned district health officials," an officer of the state revenue control room said. The Orissa government has asked the...

Chemo Brain- Nothing Forgettable About It

...hey had lost their mental edge. Once brushing such complaints aside, these very people, i.e. health professionals, are beginning to grasp the seriousness of these problems and offer treatments such as drugs used to treat attention deficit disorder and alternative therapies like acupressure. “Until recently, o...

More and More American Women Go for Facelifts to Get Jobs

...are under particular pressures. Age discrimination complaints by women to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against discrimination have been rising, Gullette points out. At their midlife income peak, 45 to 54, women may earn more than their mothers but they still earn only 76 percent of what men of ...

Police Recover Remains of Fetuses from Haryana Maternity Home

...earthed from Pataudi village after police received complaints from locals. The police have registered a case and are in the look out for the owner of the clinic who is absconding. "We sealed nursing home. The signature of Dr. A.K. Singh was required but he was not available and now a search has started. C...

Inadequate Sleep may Affect a Persons Diet.

...home on days four and seven. "Persons with sleep complaints are less likely to eat at home. These meals may re...ls prepared at home. Over time, persons with sleep complaints may have weight or health problems related to their nutrition," said Engle-Friedman. The amount of...

Residents Of Gas Patch In Colorado Suffering In Silence

...ious fumes that emanate from the rigs. Yet, their complaints that the fumes are causing illness do not elicit a... Commission (COGCC), received six specific health complaints last year and 89 complaints about fumes or odors, according to COGCC hearings manager Tricia Beaver....

Bush Administration Allows Returning Soldiers to Disintegrate, Say Critics

... told task force members that it routinely fields complaints about the difficulty in locating mental health specialists who accept Tricare. "Unfortunately, in some of our communities ... we are maxed out on the available providers," said Lois Krysa, the office's quality manager. "In other areas, the provide...

Women Urged to Be Wary of Ads Promoting Unwanted Drugs

...for accuracy beforehand, and are pulled only after complaints are made and verified. This usually takes about six months, and the drug company is given a grace period of several additional months, by which time most ads would have been changed anyway. A company is rarely required to run a corrective ad, and ...

Parents Who Smoke Put Healthy Kids at Increased Risk of Lung Diseases

... children of smokers who dont have any respiratory complaints or diagnosed lung problems," Arets said. The researchers have now expanded their study to include 2,000 healthy children of smokers. Researchers speculated that in the future, the growing number of smoking bans in public places might cause parent...

Moves To Improve War Veterans Health Taken

...tment of Veterans Affairs, in response to numerous complaints over local health care for veterans, is planning to set up an outpatient clinic in Evansville city that would open by 2011. A newspaper ad from the VA is seeking about 87,000 square feet that must be available for occupancy by March 2011. Local ...

Rajasthan Government Urged to Keep a Close Watch on Doctors

...dical Council while expressing concern over rising complaints that doctors are prescribing unnecessary medicines has asked the state government to keep a close watch on the doctors. The council has suggested that the state government should ask doctors to prescribe only generic medicines and monitor the pres...

Sunstroke Has Claimed Eight Lives So Far in Orissa in Two Months

...ate revenue control room, told IANS. We received complaints of about 53 deaths due to sunstroke from various parts of the state. These are being investigated by the concerned district administrations, she said. Officials have confirmed eight deaths due to sunstroke, but 21 deaths are due to other reasons. T...

Brickbats And Bouquets For U.S Prison Healthcare In-Charge

... they come in contact with," Sillen said. As for complaints about the speed of improvements, Sillen defended his first-year record, saying the receivership is "exactly where we need to be." "This cannot be done quickly," he said. "It's far too big, far too complex, so people are going to have to be patient....

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