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UK Recommendations On Painkillers Flaunted

...The legislation restricted the size of paracetamol packs available to a maximum of 32 tablets of 500 mg eac...ey attempted to buy 64 tablets in one go by taking packs off the shelves, and if not available on display, by simply asking for four packs. In four of the e...

Chinese Men Putting Wives at Risk of Early Death by Smoking

...mber of pack years (years of smoking multiplied by packs of 20 cigarettes) that the husband smoked during the marriage. Demographic details and disease history, reproductive history, family history, and dietary history were also recorded. Two follow-up surveys were conducted during the course of the stud...

More Exercise does not Prevent Obesity in Children

...y every week, while parents were given information packs that encouraged them to give their children more activity and less television. The other half had no extra activity or information. Weights, measurements and body mass index were regularly measured and calculated, and no difference was found betwee...

Mizoram Women Under the Grip of Tobacco

...tal population," said Baruah. "I sell minimum 50 packs of cigarettes and 170 paans (betel leaves laced with tobacco) every day," said 18-year old Nancy Malsawmtluangi from Tuikual area in the capital who goes to different offices and sells various tobacco products. A study by the Aizwal civil hospital ...

Irish Medicines Board Extends Paracetamol Recall To All Batches

...in the withdrawal due to contamination.The blister packs have not been affected. MAL...

Kids' Food: Saltier than the Deep Blue Sea

...their foods by putting information on the front of packs and including salt equivalence." NL...

Cereal Bars Slammed for More Sugar Than Sweet Snacks

...a quick alternative to breakfast. But although the packs are plastered with wholesome images and claims, the 20 bars we scrutinised were all high in sugar and more than half were also high in saturated fat. "These findings are worrying given the recent Government report which showed obesity in the UK is m...

Ice Cream made of Camel Milk Launched in Rajasthan

...ing the possibility of marketing the milk in tetra packs in the near future. Camel milk is marketed as a health food and beauty product in the Gulf and Africa. According to the UN, the global market potential for camel milk is very lucrative. At the workshop, camel breeders emphasised that their herds ...

Pharmacy Care Program Can Increase Medication Adherence in Elderly

...an improvement rate of 85%. “We customized blister packs according to each patient’s medication regimen because some patients had so many – a few patients had as many as 19 medications – they just had no idea what to take when. We reviewed with patients what their medications were, what they treated, the f...

Malaria: The Invincible Might of a Parasite, Nestled in a 'Mite'

...sts, who are simply mystified by the parasite that packs a punch through an innocuous looking mite. It is apt to quote Confucius, a renowned thinker, who made his country proud much before the unique selling 'Made in China' tag, had expressed the importance of strategies behind conquering a problem, when h...

US, Indian Doctors Bag Thai Medical Awards

... world. It is estimated that each year 500 million packs of ORS are used in more than 60 developing countries. The beauty of ORS is that it is not only cheap, but its ingredients are easy to avail and compose, the awardees agreed. However, they added that to reduce costs and improve access to drugs and...

Genes for Nicotine Dependence Identified

...re than half of the people who smoke at least five packs in their lives — 100 cigarettes — go on to become nicotine dependent. But about 15 percent of people who smoke that amount won't develop any symptoms of nicotine dependence. "These people can give up smoking at any time," Bierut says. "They have no c...

Manufacturers of Infant Formula Milk Asked to Do Away With Exaggerated Nutritional Claims

...ional claims, like closer to breast milk, found on packs of infant formula will no longer be allowed. They will have to go from packs and advertising. The aim is to ensure that new mothers are not unduly influenced when deciding their...

Seeing is Believing – Cigarette Packs in India to Carry Graphic Description of Risk

...acco products. The graphic warnings will adorn the packs of bidis and packets of chewing tobacco which are a must-have amongst millions of Indians. Apart from this, the tobacco products will also display the skull and crossbones picture on the packaging along with messages like "Tobacco causes a slow and p...

UK to Pull Pseudoephedrine

... in pack size, which would completely remove large packs from the market, would also require repackaging schemes on the part of manufacturers. However, the MHRA maintains that interim measures would be agreed between marketing authorisation holders and the agency so that disruption is minimised; for exampl...

Animals too Affected from Heat Wake in Jaipur

... pant a lot. We have been treating them with ice packs and also putting them on drips besides giving them anti-pyretic medicines when required," said Shashidhar Sharma, a veterinarian. Pet owners are a worried lot, rushing to hospitals to have their dogs treated, with no thought of the money to be spe...

A Welcome Initiative to Spread Awareness on Environment

...sar. "We are making durable carry bags from poly packs at the hotel basement. Instead of throwing these non-biodegradable products, we are collecting them, processing and making durable carry bags, folders, mats and many such items. "Even the Delhi government has taken 200 pieces of such folders from u...

Tobacco Menace and What can Be Done About It

...CVA and IHD. Men and women who smoked one of more packs per day experienced a 25 to 30-fold increased risk of dying from various cancers when compared with non-smokers. 3. Dose-Response Relationship: The existence of a dose-response relationship between smoking and various diseases constitutes furthe...

Apple Launches IPhone; New Yorkers Line Up to Buy Gadget

... offering from the computer and gadget maker which packs a cell phone, music player and web browser. Cupertino, California-based, Apple and its chief executive Steve Jobs hope the iPhone, a sleek lightweight device which fits in the hand, will prove as popular as its best-selling iPod music players. E...

National TV Promotion Triples Calls to Smoking Cessation Hotline

...on hotlines. Putting the phone number on cigarette packs is one idea. The flip side of this is that if we increase the traffic to quit lines, we also need to be able to staff them so they can handle that increased traffic, he said. That represents a significant challenge. These are state-level programs, ...

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