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Pharmacists to take over Treatment of Long-Term Illnesses

...he campaign group Patient Concern said: "There are dangers in going down this kind of way. It is trying to do things on the cheap, like a lot of things on the health service." "We are very, very cautious about this and can't really see how this is going to work. "Most pharmacists don't even have a quie...

Heart Disease, a rising trend among developing nations.

...areness programmes on healthy lifestyle, diet, and dangers of smoking, will go a long way in preventing cardiovascular diseases....

Danger and insecurity in contemporary life

...eats, from the Millennium bug and bird flu, to the dangers to health of mobile phones and GM foods, have been blamed for making people more fearful of technological innovations and less trusting of scientists and government. Researchers Jenny Kitzinger and Emma Hughes, University of Cardiff, have analysed Br...

Call To Ban Use Of ATVs By Children

... deaths are children. As further evidence of the dangers posed by ATVs, Park notes that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated that ATV-related accidents led to 125,500 visits to emergency departments in 2003. That made 2003 the second consecutive year that ATV-related injuries set a record....

Painkillers Linked to Still More Problems

...nt studies have offered still more evidence of the dangers linked with certain painkillers including kidney problems// in addition to the heart concerns that was already raised with the drug marketed as Vioxx. One report from Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, said that an ana...

Scotland May Raise Legal Age For Buying Cigarettes

...t a strong message across to young Scots about the dangers of smoking. We want to deter people from taking up a habit which leads to thousands of deaths each year," he added. RAS...

Obesity on a high in France

...ratories. Last year, campaign against the health dangers associated with obesity was started in France and the CNAO plans to emphasize the rising numbers of obese children, by this year-end. The study revealed that obesity is associated with earnings. Almost 19 % of the obese people earn not more than 900 ...

Methamphetamine causes severe oral health damage

... hygiene." "Very few people understand the broad dangers methamphetamine poses to the public health of our communities in addition to meth users themselves," says Stephen Pasierb, president and CEO, The Partnership for a Drug-Free America. "The ADA's warning should serve as a wake-up call to those who use ...

Risks involved in Procedural Sedation

...r off the life support. This is a tragic case of dangers of procedural sedation. This procedure is often used in ERs while aligning broken bones or sewing wounds in kids. It is used in several dental procedures too. "Procedural sedation can make an ER or dental experience much better," said Dr. Roger Hum...

World's 3 out of 10 Cigarettes Smoked in China

...as well as a political level that awareness of the dangers of smoking is beginning to hit home in China. "Fashions can change and I think we are beginning to turn a corner," she said. Source-IANS...

Sharp rise in HIV infection cases in Victoria

...ppears that some complacency is emerging about the dangers of HIV.” However, Victorian AIDS Council executive director Mike Kennedy said, “There was no evidence to suggest this. We think it's not about complacency, it's about complexity, and about the ways in which people are trying to live their sexual li...

Wine Bottles to Warn of Pitfalls of Drinking

...tles//, cautioning young people to be aware of the dangers of drinking on a regular basis. This stems from concern over the increasing numbers of people who are taking to binge drinking on a regular basis, which is likely to lead to serious health issues later on. Recently it has been reported by the EU tha...

A Bad Swirl for the Good Old Whiff–Coffee

...t to caution youngsters and others alike about the dangers of caffeine abuse. They said “Recreational abuse of caffeine or other pharmaceuticals is not safe. Young people taking caffeine either to stay awake or for a feeling of euphoria may actually end up in the emergency department more often than we think...

Battle against Skin Cancer must Target Tanning Salons

... need to take action now to raise awareness of the dangers of tanning." NLA...

Kids Help Other Kids to Protect Their Hearing from Personal Music Devices

...he hoped it would help young people understand the dangers of loud sounds and to know the safe volumes for li...tin hopes Jolene will get people interested in the dangers of noise-induced hearing loss and spur them to protect their hearing. Martin is not alone. Many ot...

Why Do People Stick To Their Bad Habits?

...e ignore public warnings and advertisements on the dangers of bad habits like smoking, drinking alcohol, overeating and stressing out //though they know that they aren't good for health? Why persist in bad habits have become the convention of many people across the Globe? Because, says a University of Alb...

Steroid Use Linked to Crimes

...The study which provided a fresh warning about the dangers of the muscle-building drugs however also revealed that steroid users were no more likely than nonusers to commit violent crimes such as murder, assault, rape and property crimes. The researchers studied the relationship between steroids associated...

Caution:Tamiflu ‘tames’ flu but psychiatric side effects now reportd

...he revision in labeling allays the fears of hidden dangers that lurk around that can cause potential harm if the drug is used injudiciously. Globally, governments have procured Tamiflu in massive bulk to combat bird flu.Roche the pharmaceutical giant based in Switzerland which had introduced this drug to th...

American Cancer Society celebrates the Great American Smokeout

...ee decades has always been to highlight the health dangers of tobacco use as well as the challenges of quitting. Tomorrow, Americans who smoke and want to quit are urged to call the American Cancer Society's Quitline, which is a clinically proven, free telephone-based counseling program, at 1-800-ACS-2345,...

Internet Health Advice Causing More Harm than Good

...ths' available on the web have been increasing the dangers faced by thousands of Scots afflicted with conditions like anorexia nervosa and bulimia. The first ever guidelines have been issued by the health watch dog for doctors in Scotland on the best practice for treatment of the disease in an effort to st...

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