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Drug Patent Compulsory Licensing

...ese myths into account, Cahoy's proposed licensing regime keeps innovation incentives intact, but also ensures that developing countries have access to pharmaceuticals. During public health crises, he argues for a three-tiered arrangement, in which remuneration is based on the economic status of the count...

Hilary Duff was 'obsessed' With Her Weight

... The actress cut down on her harsh weight control regime only when her sis Haylie intervened after she crashed from 130 pounds in 2003 to around 100 pounds in 2005. "She (Haylie), said, 'Why are you being so strict with yourself?' It was like an awakening," Duff said. The 'Lizzie McGuire' actress then ...

'Old and Haggard' Moss Turns to Her Mentor Sarah to Revitalize Career

...s time of need, she believes this new clean-living regime she's drawn up for her is the best thing to get her back on track. Sarah is determined to keep Kate on the straight and narrow and help her reach her full potential, the source added....

Additives in Baby Products Raise Fresh Concerns in New Zealand

...se incidents have exposed the laxity of the safety regime officials. Ultimately the consumers themselves have to take precautions like reading the labels to protect themselves. Some parents had complained that they babies had diarrhea when they used the formula. But NZFSA officials were unable to enfor...

Feeding Programme Gives Hope to Tribal Mothers

... Mothers with undernourished children follow this regime for 12 days a month. For the rest of the month, caregivers monitor the feeding practices at home and record the progress. Every month the malnourished child is weighed. A weight gain of 100-600 grams is a great moral booster for the mothers. Subasi...

Kerala Opposition's Unique Protest Over Fever Deaths

...plaguing Kerala had been worse during the Congress regime until 2006. "In 2003, 1.85 million people were down with (chikungunya) fever, 1.41 million in 2004, 1.8 million in 2005 and 236,804 in 2006. This year, till now, only 1.06 million people have been affected by the fever. So by all means we have done...

New Study That Small Amount of Teenagers Drinks on a Regular Basis

...north-west of England said the results indicated a regime of more dynamic policing of under-age alcohol sales was starting to work. Professor Mark Bellis Director of the Centre for Public Health said: "It is very encouraging that we have seen such a remarkable drop in kids buying their own alcohol. "But i...

Steve Tyler Tells All About His Beauty Regime

...y wrinkle-free visage at the age of 59 is a beauty regime that he follows. The slender rock star, notorious for his wild ways during the band's heyday in the 1970s, says that he applies a special cream under his eyes in order to keep his looks attractive. "I have a beauty regime," the Daily Express q...

The American Dream Comes True for 105-year-old Cuban

... Castro to power, he plotted against the communist regime with a group that included three of his sons. "I received arms from here to topple Fidel Castro. To fight," Temprana told AFP. "There were a lot of us, but there was also one person who infiltrated the group. He talked, so they arrested us." He...

Experts in Istanbul Seek Nature and Measure of Happiness

...tic, they are well governed -- irrespective of the regime they have good bureaucrats, open, responsive and not corrupt -- there is gender equality and there is tolerance, and so people are free in these societies to seek that way of life that fits them best," said Veenhoven. In terms of individuals, marri...

Death from Exposure to WTC Dust Confirmed

At a time when the Bush regime is seeking to prosecute director Michael Moore for taking volunteers on Ground Zero to Cuba for treatment, comes an embarrassing admission from New Yorks civic authorities. City's chief medical examiner, Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, has confirmed that d...

Polish Man Wakes Up to New World After 19 Years in Coma

...ut he's not dead," said Getruda. oland's communist regime was still clinging onto power when Grzebski had his accident, only losing its grip the following year, in 1989. n the brash neon-lit streets of new European Union member Poland, the period seems a distant memory. "What amazes me today is all these ...

Using Expired Make-up Leads to Serious Health Risks

... little bit more care with your make-up and beauty regime it's easy to reduce the risk of eye infections. "Perhaps it is because women are now constantly topping up their make-up bags with new products that they never actually finish any older products. "These older cosmetics lie around for years, each ...

African NGO Sets 20-million-dollar Goal to Fight Disease

...t the sum of 10 million dollars was pledged by the regime of former president Olusegun Obasanjo before leaving office last month. He said the organisation will meet in Johannesburg on Saturday to devise strategies to meet its financial goal. Friends Africa was established in 2006 as a private sector initi...

Chronically Ill Prisoners Face Great Healthcare Problems

...ir own health within the constraints of the prison regime and to become more aware of their own health needs. They also maintain that improving the health of prisoners may also help to reduce re-offending rates and problems such as drug abuse when they leave prison. Prisoners’ health is an internationa...

UK Mental Health Reforms Will Do More Harm Than Good, Critics Warn

...ity treatment will have to comply with a specified regime which, campaigners say, will place unnecessary restrictions on their civil liberties. Sophie Corlett, an official of the advocacy group Mind, said: 'The claim that supervised community treatment will help people get the treatment they need is, at ...

Hospital Infection Deaths Continue in UK

...ath, the Health Minister had declared that a tough regime of hygiene and infection control was being put in place. Apparently it will be a long while before things are set right, it is felt. RM...

Anti-aging Treatment Becoming Popular in US, but Experts Skeptical

...rop their cases. Those who are hooked to the A4M regime take more than three dozen dietary supplements. Their diets consist mostly of "good" carbohydrates and small helpings of fish, nuts, fruits and legumes. A few weeks into the course, they claim they are experiencing the difference. Like Clothia Ro...

Double-penalty System for Bankrupt Health Trusts Lifted

...rusts out of the resource accounting and budgeting regime as this was inconsistent and unfair. At the same time, we are replacing the opaque system of cash brokerage with a formal system of loans to further aid transparency and financial discipline. "We have now introduced a system that ensures fairness,...

Drug Companies Should Not Have a Monopoly Over Clinical Trial Data

...r the boundaries between the intellectual property regime and regulatory requirements for pharmaceuticals," she says, otherwise we will lose the battle for access to essential medicines. Source-Eurekalert SM...

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