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FDA Grants Approval to First Bird Flu Vaccine

... Philip Hosbach, vice president for immunization policies and government affairs for Paris-based Sanofi, said the company was working to develop ways to make its vaccine more potent. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it had already purchased 13 million doses of the Sanofi vaccine, enou...

India to Collaborate With International Vaccine Institute

...lay a role in the formulation of all international policies related to vaccines. The IVI is an International Organization established at the initiative of the United Nations Development Programme under the Vienna Convention of 1969 with the signatures so far of 38 countries and the World Health Organization...

US Professor Helping India Deal With Global Warming

...m for India to help reduce risks and provide clear policies to guide the many coastal regions of the continent...dation for the development of long-term government policies that would help India meet its obligations under international accords such as the Kyoto Protocol, a...

Bill Clinton Says US Healthcare System Immoral

...the current Bush administration for its healthcare policies and contended that those lower down the economic scale were going through some nightmarish times. Since the presidential election is slated to take place next year, the healthcare situation is generating a lot of heated discussion. But none has com...

Global Momentum for Smoke-Free Indoor Environments at Tipping Point

...tries have also adopted national indoor smoke-free policies that are being implemented or will be implemented ..., states and provinces that have passed smoke-free policies applying broadly to indoor workplaces and other indoor public places. Among the countries are Irelan...

Child Abuse - When God’s Gifts Land in Devils’ Clutchs

...ill do good to add more teeth to existing laws and policies on child abuse. Today, child abuse is not liable for criminal conviction unless it is rape. Legal implications need to be crystal clear - laws pertaining to child abuse need to be drafted appropriately. Finally, empowering children with knowledge, an...

Women Struck By Smoking Diseases

... need for higher prioritisation of COPD, including policies to reduce smoking in women, and medical practice initiatives to support primary and secondary prevention, pulmonary rehabilitation and appropriate drug therapies. “Future response to COPD needs to occur at both government and health professional l...

US Confronted by a Major Healthcare Crisis, Say Critics

... lobbying Congress and federal candidates to enact policies the companies favor. "Our government, instead of helping people, is being held hostage by these profit-making companies," Lui says. People who have an existing illness, like asthma, are charged double the price for insurance or may be refused ...

New Guidelines to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic

...to new research on effective treatment strategies, policies and interventions. Source-Eurekalert...

Ray of Hope for Women on Motherhood Day

...Vs on National Safe Motherhood Day in 2005. "The policies are now more mother friendly and more progressive. In light of all these changes, we hope to bring down the number of maternal deaths to nil very soon," Gogoi said. WRA plans to set up antenatal care check-up camps and counseling centers for pregna...

500 Million US Dollars to Fight Childhood Obesity

...ding of obesity and prod governments into adopting policies to address the problem. The foundation had played a major role in curbing tobacco use too, spending $446 million from 1991 to 2003 toward that goal, and it plans to use those experiences to shape its attack on childhood fat. Since 1995, the numbe...

Teens Get Needed Access to Care With State Health Insurance

... enrollment and some states have implemented other policies that have created barriers to adolescents’ eligibility. "The federal government has made adolescent enrollment in these state-run programs a priority, but substantial work remains to ensure all adolescents receive the care they need," Klein said. ...

MPs Vow to Fight Malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh

...pects where the lacunae is because neither are our policies bad nor the money allocated less," said Pilot. The MPs' team had taken a look at the functioning of the mid-day meal and anganwadi schemes, vaccinations and supply of medicines and also interacted with the villagers and local officials to find out ...

Figures on Substance Abuse in School Going Teens Released

...ncouraging results. "This demonstrates that our policies are having a real impact in terms of tackling substance misuse amongst young people. "Despite these promising figures, we are not complacent - just one young person smoking or misusing alcohol or drugs is one too many." Flint added that a campaign...

'School Sermons' Need a Comeback

...nefits in involving students and parents in school policies and offering better training for teachers. The US study revealed a 34 per cent reduction in the use of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis among boys, and advantages in how often they had sex, their condom use, violence and truancy. In the Australian...

The Myth Called Health Insurance

... deductibles, cumbersome and complicated insurance policies and routine denial of claims are few factors that continue to harass people. Financial security and economic stability of a family can be challenged by medical debt. The group had listed its findings after interviewing 45 people in seven states. Th...

China Opens Doors For Foreign Investments In Hospitals Care System

...y's medical services. However, more preferential policies are needed to encourage the private and foreign-funded hospitals in China, said Wang Zongyao, deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Hospital Association. Source-IANS R....

UAE Analyses HIV Policies to Plan National Strategy

...ited Arab Emirates (UAE) is analysing its HIV/AIDS policies to develop a five-year national strategy concerning the killer disease, Gulf News// reported Thursday. Officials from governmental agencies as well as international organisations, including the Red Crescent Authority, UNAIDS and UNDP, discussed the...

Methylmercury in Marine Fish Pose Health Risks to Pregnant Women and Elderly Men

...rly show that effective national and international policies are needed to combat this global problem." Published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Ambio (www.ambio.kva.se) is widely recognized as an important international forum for debate on scientific, social, economic and cultural issues affecting ...

Hospital Equipment Unaffected By Cell Phone Use

... the matter, he says, so that health care facility policies can be altered when appropriate. Soure-Newswise SRM...

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