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Ban on Smoking is Not a Magic Wand to Reduce Health Inequalities, UK Campaigners Warn

...o effect from July 1, the number of smokers in the country would come down dramatically, by as much as 600,000. But anti-smoking campaigners are not so sure. "The affluent in their smoke-free pubs and restaurants are likely to forget that, for most disadvantaged people, rates of smoking are still very h...

Russian Health Care Marred by Corruption

...are at the mercy of corrupt doctors in Russia. The country has been plagued by these doctors and staff leading to a major health crisis. Karen Papiyants lost his leg in a car accident. He is entitled to a free treatment like any other Russian but the hospital made him go through his worst nightmare. The do...

Ninth HIV-infected Child Dies in Kazakhstan

... southern Shymkent region. The case has rocked the country and claimed several scalps, including that of the health minister. A total of 118 children and 14 mothers were infected with the virus that can lead to AIDS, mainly during blood transfusions. Often the medical equipment used was not sterilised prop...

Chandigarh Set to Be No-smoking Zone from July 15

...ne million of the 250 million tobacco users in the country die every year. According to the WHO, there will be more than ten million deaths a year due to oral cancer in the next thirty years with 70 percent of those occurring in developing countries like India....

AMSA Hosts Largest Medical Student Conference in Southern Hemisphere

...to hear from extraordinary Australians leading our country in medicine and politics, said AMSA President, Mr Rob Mitchell. The media are invited to the opening sessions of AMSAs academic program. Where: Adelaide Convention Centre, Nth Terrace, Adelaide When: Academic program begins at 9:30am Monday 2 July ...

Avian Flu Seen in Others Birds too

...flu after the virus was found in nine cases in the country in the past three days. Six birds infected with the virus were found dead in the southern state of Bavaria and three in the eastern state of Saxony. The disease has been found in geese and turkeys on farms in Hungary, the U.K. and the Czech Republi...

Potentially Lethal H5N1 Bird Flu Resurfaces in Europe

... It was "the most serious animal infection" in the country since an episode of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001, he said. Czech authorities have suggested that the virus could be due to wild birds contaminating litter. They think the infection could have been transferred on the shoes of a worker or on a ca...

World Bank Loans Kenya 80 Million Dollars to Boost War on AIDS

...aid Tuesday the rate of HIV/AIDS infections in the country of nearly 35 million fell from 6.1 percent in 2004 to 5.9 percent in 2005. A shift in sexual habits and the more widespread use of condoms had played a large part in curbing infections, whose prevalence Kenya aims to slash to a rate of 5.5 percent ...

Church Weddings for Gays Soon a Reality in Sweden

... marriage legislation is adopted, the Scandinavian country would become the first in the world to allow gays to marry within a major church. Other countries only allow gays to hold civil ceremonies. Sweden's current law from 1987 defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. The new law would stri...

Pakistan to Launch World's Biggest Anti-measles Drive

...tern Baluchistan province. It will cover the whole country by March 2008, officials said. It involves the Pakistani government, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Health Organisation. Volunteers will travel to schools and Islamic seminaries known as madrassas to give children the measles ja...

US to Detain Seafood Imports from China

... issued a recall of fish already admitted into the country but said it was "concerned about long term exposure as well as the possible development of antibiotic resistance." One of the banned agents, fluoroquinolones, is approved for use in China. The FDA said its use "may increase antibiotic resistance to...

Kalam Urges for Using Tele-radiology to Help Rural Poor

...ms with tele-radiology facility. Noting that the country has less than 6,000 radiologists, he said the intr...While most tele-radiology systems installed in the country over the last decade were intended for on-call purposes, the past two years have seen a rapid increa...

Interview With a Surgeon Hidden Hero of the NHS

...t service to these communities. Many have left the country for better prospects and like the computer technoc...ithin the Indian population. If India is seen as a country where poor health and unequal health standards are prevalent, it will act as a limiting factor to th...

Lets Care For Our Physicians A Salute to Them on Doctors Day!

...a is presently the cynosure of global attention. A country that churns the highest number of medical brains, ...ble profession. The major chinks that let down the country still remain rampant corruption and bureaucracy. This environment has disheartened many competent m...

Shisha Owners Mobilise Against July 1 Smoking Ban in England

...discuss, play cards, have a little bit of our home country atmosphere, listen to music. It's very multi-cultural, with a lot of non-Muslims coming," she added. For these young people, the pub and night clubs are not alternatives. "We can't talk, it's very noisy and you can be attacked," said Zohreh, a 20...

Uganda Bans Plastic Bags, Still a Tough Battle Lies Ahead

...ourses and eventually ground into the earth. The country is blessed with some of the richest soil in Africa, but around the towns and villages it is laced with plastic. New strata are forming - a layer cake of polythene and poisoned soil, through which Uganda's rains can never percolate. In the slums ...

Non Smoking Workers Absorb the Carcinogen Immediately

... experts in public health law note that across the country employers already are being held legally liable for exposing workers to secondhand smoke, even if state or local laws permit workplace smoking. They warn that as scientists continue to provide evidence of harm, employers could soon face a clear cho...

Asian Workers Race Against Clock to Avoid Prison

...rvices to whoever will pay the best in an oil-rich country where they are viewed as cheap labour. Most too ...obtain the precious residence permit, or leave the country legally. After that, if they are caught still here and operating illegally they face up to 10 year...

IVF Tourism Marred by Ethical Differences in EU

...fertility treatment, so that IVF patients in every country could be assured of high-quality care....

Public Places in England Go Smoke Free

...s of eateries. Ireland became the first European country to impose a smoking ban in March 2004, and since t...o suffer from the new regulations, pubs around the country are looking forward to the ban, a spokesman for the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said. ...

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