Chinese City Suspends Water Supply Fearing Pollution
...sinesses to store water before the suspension, and ordered closure of all schools in Harbin from Wednesday until the end of November. Health officials also put 15 hospitals on standby for handling possible cases of chemical poisoning, the newspaper said. (IANS)...Malachite green adulteration in seafood exports
...achite green may cause cancer in the consumers and ordered that seafood should not contain malachite green and even a very minimum quantity of malachite green in fish was considered as adulterated food....One-year sentence for HIV-positive woman
...vilian visitor, cannot be identified under a court ordered ban. They have both tested negative for the deadly disease, but their 'fear and apprehension' cannot be discounted, said Fuerst. When the allegations first surfaced last March, The incident prompted the Department of National Defence to warn al...EU medical chief says Europe ready for bird flu
... National authorities of the EU member states were ordered to regularly reevaluate the high-risk areas and apply appropriate protection measures. The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, which has so far only been transmitted from birds to humans, has killed 69 people and infected more than 130 around the world. He...Australian Government To Stockpile Anti-Bird Flu Drug Relenza
... not,' he observed. The German government has also ordered 1.8 million courses of the drug, while the French government has placed the largest order of 9 million packs. Health Minister Abbot said that this order means that Australia has 44 percent coverage in event of a flu pandemic, while the World Health...Tainted doctor refused Saskatoon job
... credible and one of integrity." The review was ordered after learning that Smith had misplaced crucial forensic evidence that could prove a Sault Ste. Marie man named William Mullins-Johnson had not murdered his 4-year-old niece. Mullins-Johnson was recently freed pending a review by Justice Minister ...Tamiflu Fails To Save Two Lives
...ts effects altogether. The UK Government alone has ordered for enough of the drug to cater to 25% of its population, with 3.5 million doses being delivered already. The drug can still serve to reduce the severity of the attack of the virus. Instances of resistance to the drug has also been seen in Japan, ...Another British Woman In Court For New Breast Cancer Drug
... Charles ruled that her case had genuine merit. He ordered Swindon Primary Care Trust to continue the treatment till the case id reviewed in February. "I'm thrilled with the result. It has made my Christmas. I can now look forward to continuing my treatment, at least until the full hearing when I hope they w...NY Health Dept Bans 3 Ayurveda Drugs
...d. The DOHMH has embargoed these products and has ordered store owners where these products are sold to imme...ly stop selling them. The sellers have also been ordered to package and return these products to the distributors. They have also been asked to provide the D...Both Kidneys Robbed From A Poor Rickshaw Driver In Bihar
...le breadwinner. The state health department has ordered an inquiry. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has also asked state police chief A R Sinha to conduct an inquiry into the case. The police belatedly swung into action trying to arrest the doctor, R P Gupta, and his three assistants involved in removing the...China reveals new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
...rantined the farm where the outbreak occurred, and ordered inoculations for animals in the area. Foot-and-mouth disease causes severe weight loss in cattle. It does not affect human beings and outbreaks are relatively easy to control; but the disease can have a serious economic impact on the livestock ind...Foot and mouth disease sets foot in China
...rantined the farm where the outbreak occurred, and ordered inoculations for the animals in the area. As a measure in 2005 alone, China killed thousands of cattle to stop the outbreak of the Asia type 1 foot and mouth disease....Study Reveals Better Results in Patients Suffering From Depression.
...gers. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered that the pharmaceutical companies include the risks of children on the product labels. The study also said that in the future they would analyze the adult risk of usage of these antidepressants. The results of the study were that it did not show...Flu Vaccine’s Destination Changed From Illinois To Pakistan
...ple and rendered millions homeless. Blagojevich ordered the vaccines in 2004 when Illinois thought that it would experience shortage of vaccines. But the US Food and Drug Administration failed to approve the import of these vaccines, which has expired this summer. These vaccines also were not approved to...AIDS awareness calendar in Tamilnadu, India.
...anathapuram District Collector, K. Sellamuthu, has ordered distribution of AIDS/HIV awareness calendar to all public gathering places // such as tea stalls, hair cutting saloons and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) outlets as these are the places where large number of public gather. The idea of AIDS aware...Fear of Listeria outbreak in Australia.
...rom Conroy's small goods company. An enquiry was ordered to probe the cause of death of the two patients who died last year and were tested positive for Listeria....Turkish PM says bird flu under control
... trade is rife. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government to plan special public health measures. No human-to-human spread The World Health Organization said Tuesday there was still no evidence to suggest that the H5N1 virus was being passed between humans. "There is no element today th...France plans to protects its citizens from bird flu
...e has a stock of 14 million anti-flu drugs and has ordered more than 40 million flu vaccines. The health ministry has asked for a combined voluntary interaction between veterinarians and farmers to report and avoid spread of bird flu infection in poultry. The minister confirmed that public exhibition and bir...Schools and Bars closed in Rwanda due to Cholera outbreak
Schools, bars and markets have been ordered to close in Rwanda following the spread of cholera. The Minister of Health has ordered the closure to prevent any further spread of cholera which has killed more than 18 people and more t......Those caught empty-pocketed could be fined $180 or ordered to take a safe sex course, he said. Tulua has one of the highest rates of HIV infection in Colombia, he said. The proposal will be debated by other town leaders and could go into effect by March. Many Roman Catholic priests in Colombia are fuming o...