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Junk Food Promotional Ads To Be Restricted: Blair

...n 2007. Speaking in Nottingham, he singled out the manufacturers of junk foods for criticism. Now, and particularly where children are concerned, I have come to the conclusion we need to be tougher, more active in setting standards and enforcing them, he said. He also cautioned that the National Health Service...

Scientists Push for Labeling of all Fats to Avoid Heart Disease

...rug Administration made it mandatory that all food manufacturers should provide the content of trans fatty acids and cholesterol in addition to saturated fat on nutrition labels for all manufactured foods. The UK Food Standards Agency is now pressing for revision of the European directive so that these fats are...

An Alarm Clock to Wake You up Refreshed

...body is in a deep or light phase of sleep, say the manufacturers Infacory Innovations, who presented the gadget at the International Trade Fair for Sports (ISPO) recently in Munich. With the help of a sensor attached to the user's wrist, aXbo monitors body movements associated with different phases of sleep. T...

Supermarket Chains In UK To Ban The Use Of Trans Fats

...ten contain.Let’s hope other supermarkets and food manufacturers will follow uit.”...

England in the Grip of Dangerous Alcohol Addiction

... intimidated governments from tackling head-on the manufacturers of cheap alcohol in the same way that they would if this was any other kind of drug." It has been estimated that the average loss of life due to drinking across England was 10 months for men and five for women. A Department of Health spokeswoman ...

Longer Needles Best for Infant Immunisation

...nicity, say the authors. They suggest that vaccine manufacturers and national policymakers use this evidence in recommendations for infant immunisation. With increasing parental attention focused on the safety rather than the efficacy of vaccines, simple interventions, such as the use of a longer needle, that r...

Presence of Beneficial Bacteria in Probiotic Drinks Mere Tall Claims

...ir products. On the other hand, there are a lot of manufacturers - many of which sell products on the web - who are unheard of and these are the ones to worry about. Half of the products you can buy have got the wrong bacteria in them, the wrong amount, or are completely sterile. There's no legislation to protect ...

Antidepressants may be Linked with Suicide Attempts in Teens

...Administration (FDA) recently began requiring drug manufacturers to include a warning regarding the risk of suicidal behavior among children and teens treated with antidepressants after a large analysis of clinical trials revealed a potential link. It is uncertain whether there is an association between treatment ...

Drug Advertising needs to be Limited

... the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to instruct manufacturers to complete an unspecified waiting period after a ... which was proved by last year's agreement among manufacturers to voluntarily inform the health-care community before launching consumer ads. Dr. Paul Antony of...

Food Packaging Containing Latex May Trigger an Allergic Reaction

...g/ml) can be enough to cause a reaction. Currently manufacturers are not required to label food packaging as containing latex.Scientists at Leatherhead Food International measured the presence of four major latex allergens in 21 types of food packaging for confectionary, fruit and vegetable produce, meat, pastry a...

Viread To Retail In India For $1

...ients taking it. On why the three generic Indian manufacturers agreed to take a license whenGilead does not actua... the anti-retroviral drug. In return, the Indian manufacturers will pay Gilead a five percent royalty, which is well within the World Trade Organization norms, as ...

Major Hurdle towards Development of Bird Flu Vaccine in India.

...containment, has received offers from four vaccine manufacturers in the country, proposing the transfer of the technology, none of them has the required facility to cultivate the virus. According to scientists the live virus, which is presently in their possession, cannot be transferred to a lab below BSL 3 stat...

Global avian flu database

...uld participate in the consortium. "Pharmaceutical manufacturers would be able to look at the data, and, for example, if they 're trying to design new antiviral drugs for H5N1 or other flu viruses, they'd be able to use the data to do that," she said. The director of GISAID is Peter Bogner, chief executive of th...

Allergic Individuals Should Carry Two Doses Of EpiPen Says Quebec Coroner

...tially deadly situations. He has also called for manufacturers to provide medication renewal notices of their pro...ere equipped with outdated EpiPens and hence wants manufacturers to provide medication renewal notices to the patients. It was also noted in the investigation that...

Colas Are A Health Risk: Ramadoss

...A notification has also been issued to packed food manufacturers to specify the level of nutrients in their food items, he said. RAS...

The Dangers of Make-up

...nd legs." A campaign group has now demanded that manufacturers of cosmetics should label more information regarding their product-ingredients and their side effects. Julia Mitchell, spokeswoman for www.chemicalsafeskincare.co.uk said, "Media reports about the possible dangers of certain chemicals such as parab...

Chemistry Over The Counter: Is It Just What The Doctor Ordered?

...nts are making headway with the public and Vitamin manufacturers are raking in the moolah at the expense of public health. It is estimated that the sales of vitamin supplements have gone up by 200 percent in the last five years, ostensibly callous to the adverse effect of vitamin overdose, triggering organ damage ...

Chemical Content in Cosmetic Products may be Harmful for Health

...ientious manufactures. The group - set up by the manufacturers of natural products - is especially concerned about three commonly occurring ingredients, which it says can be extremely harmful. Preserving agents called parabens - often used in moisturisers and body creams - have been linked to breast cancer an...

Americans Deficient In Dietary Intake Of Choline Needed for Fetal Brain Development

...the choline consumption would improve if more food manufacturers followed a recent Food and Drug Administration rul...ther mentioning, “In 2001, the FDA ruled that food manufacturers could make certain claims about choline on product packages. Increasing the amount of choline in pro...

Doctors Unaware If Pediatric Dosages Are Safe

...t funding for this study. Between 1998 and 2004, manufacturers conducted 253 studies through the pediatric exclusivity program on drugs indicated for the treatment of conditions such as pain, diabetes, gastroesophageal reflux, seizures and psychiatric disorders, among others. According to Benjamin, the studies r...

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