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Artificial Trans Fat Banned in Chain Restaurant in King County

...cts without trans fats were available and that the rules were workable. As of Aug. 1, 2008, any local restaurant in a chain with 10 or more outlets nationally must provide a count of calories, carbohydrates, fats and sodium for each food and beverage item that is on the menu for 60 days - including beer,...

Nigeria Files New Lawsuit Against Pfizer

...he government's case. "It's unfortunate that the rules of the court permit them to withdraw without the case being disposed," Babalola told AFP. "We wish it was possible to dispose the case. That would have been the end of the matter. They had a very poor case, that's why they withdrew it." There was...

China to Curtail Organ Sale

Chinese authorities have drafted new rules to dissuade erring doctors and hospitals involved in human organ trade . This move comes amidst widespread criticisms of the organs being sourced from death-row prisoners and, acts as a booster to an existing ban, which prohibits sale of human or...

Abbot Sues French AIDS Group

...rding to Act up-Paris spokes person. If the court rules against Act-Up Paris, the group could be fined as much as 75,000 euros, or $100,000, and be ordered to disband....

China to Overhaul Food Safety Rules

...ndards system is to revise as soon as possible the rules for farm produce and processed food," said the dir...ed back 12 years. He pledged to ensure none of the rules were more than four and a half years old and complied with international standards, although the sta...

Excessive Use of Cosmetics Leads to Adverse Effects on the Body

...ry, as the products are enclosed by European Union rules entailing them to be safe and harmless. "The cocktail effect is an urban myth. We do know how different chemicals react individually and can predict how they interact with each other and this is taken into account when the safety of products is ass...

US Parents Risk Jail When Their Teens Drink at Parties

...ice officer came to our high school to tell us the rules we had to follow," said the French mother who preferred to remain anonymous. "When I told him I was planning to hold a party for the kids at my house, he looked at me like I was crazy," she added. Armed with advice from a lawyer, she deputized a doze...

Make Up Unhealthy for Skin

...ecause the products were covered by European Union rules requiring them to be safe. A spokesman said: "The cocktail effect is an urban myth. We do know how different chemicals react individually and can predict how they interact with each other and this is taken into account when the safety of products i...

US FDA Wants Vitamin Manufacturers to Test All Ingredients

...regulations, supplements were governed by the same rules that applied to producing foods, such as cans of soup. "The final rule will help ensure that dietary supplements are manufactured with controls that result in a consistent product free of contamination, with accurate labeling," said Dr. Robert E. B...

Sixteen-year-old UK Girl Demands Right to Wear 'purity Ring'

...nched in the United States in 1996 - broke uniform rules about the wearing of jewellery and threatened to expel her unless she removed it. In a written statement submitted to Deputy Judge Michael Supperstone QC, Lydia, whose case is being backed by the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, said some pupils at he...

Cherie Blair's Boss Accuses Tony Blair for Proposed Smoking Ban

...ll knows my views on smoking. 'But I keep to the rules of my profession.' She got the case by chance as it was the next available at her chambers....

This 'Grass' is Not Green - Say, 'No Thanks, I Am Fine Without Drugs'

...amine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and methcathinone rules the life of almost 35 million users. That makes more than 200 million in the grips of narcotic drugs. Cannabis is widely cultivated in many regions of the world. Propelled by the huge demand for this drug, its makers have altered the potency of the...

US Supreme Court Could Protect Medical Equipment Manufacturers from Law Suits

...roduct Safety Commission, have proposed or adopted rules that would make it more difficult for consumers to bring lawsuits under state laws that are more favorable to victims than are federal regulations. Critics of the Bush administration say that the approach strips consumers of valuable state protect...

Desertification, a Major Threat, Says UN

...rt called on governments in arid regions to revise rules on land use to halt overgrazing and unsustainable irrigation practices. It also urged better coordinated policies to address the problem of desertification. It said about 2 billion people, a third of the Earth's population, are potential victims of...

Many People With Early Dementia Can Drive Safely, Say Experts

...a nursing home. Proposed changes to UK licensing rules should therefore try to balance mobility and safety in the growing population of older drivers, they say. They review the evidence and find that the risk of crashes in patients with dementia is acceptably low for up to three years after diagnosis. ...

IVF Tourism Marred by Ethical Differences in EU

...ission and the European Parliament to consider how rules might be harmonized. The human right to reproduction and access to assisted reproductive technology \ for infertile couples should be preserved in similar legislation throughout Europe as part of a unified strategy to address human infertility, Profe...

New York Bans Trans Fats in Restaurants

...would not impose any fines on violators of the new rules on either trans fats or calories until October1....

This is How We Learn from Our Past Mistakes

...f situations. For example, when driving abroad the rules of the road sometimes differ. We may make a mistake the first time we misinterpret a situation, for example not realising that in the States cars can turn right on a red light. The next time we're driving out there and see a red light, this early ...

Brain Signal Prevents Us from Repeating Mistakes

...fessor Wills. For example, when driving abroad the rules of the road sometimes differ. We may make a mistake the first time we misinterpret a situation, for example not realising that in the States cars can turn right on a red light. The next time were driving out there and see a red light, this early wa...

70-year-old, Three Sons Seek Mercy Death

...itely go according to the provisions of government rules and regulations. Procedures to include the family in the poverty alleviation scheme have already been initiated," he said. This is the third time a family from Orissa has made such a plea, driven to desperation by poverty. Earlier, a family in Keon...

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