Need For Smarter Ways To Identify Fake Drugs & Internet Counterfeiting: WHO
...he target of crime gangs. It is predicted that the sale of inappropriate medicines would reach as high as ...countries. In an attempt to track counterfeit drug sale in the western Pacific region, last year, US officials established an internet-based pilot called Ra...Needle-Free Injection System Ideal for Pandemic Outbreaks
...izes in the development, production, marketing and sale of needle-free injectors both for humans and animals, for individual and mass inoculations. www.mitcanada.ca Karim Menassa, PresidentOn Behalf of the Board of Directors The statements which are not historical facts contained in this news release ar...Indian Government: No Reason For Worry About Bird Flu
... hospital as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, sale of poultry products, mainly chicken, in major state markets like Mumbai witnessed a sharp drop as cautious buyers preferred to stay away due to bird flu scare. In Mumbai's crowded Crawford market, poultry traders said their average sales had plumme...Should Sale Of Organ Be Legalized?
In US two doctors suggested the sale of organs to be legalized. This is due to the risi...dical field but statistics show that the voluntary sale of purchased donor kidneys now accounts for thousands of black market transplants. The price for a...Wake Up Call: U.N Takes Stock to Curb Fake Medicines Racket
... force team that would strive to put an end to the sale of counterfeit drugs. A three day meeting is underway in Rome, starting today, February 16th, where all the key players - Pharamaceutical companies, Regulatory bodies and groups which represent the consumers will bring to the table, out- of- the- box...Sale Of Bird Flu Vaccine to US Planned: Australian Firm
The proposed sale of bird flu vaccine in the US is expected to enhance the supply of the vaccine and reduce the nationwide demand of the preparation. Currently, the Australian manufacturer, //CSL, is selling the flu vaccine in 16 different countries. Bulk supply of th...Demand For Diet Drugs On The Rise
...od and Drug Administration has allowed the counter sale of the diet drug, orlistat. Previously it was available only if the patient possesses a prescription under the name Xenical. // The trial results showed that this drug helped in the reduction of six pounds in six months time period. Now the product ...Government Advertisement Faces Criticism For Wrong Salt Claim
...heart attacks in Britain. With the ever-increasing sale of healthy food, most UK citizens have indeed switched over to a diet, comprising of fruits and vegetables. Most of them have, in addition have limited or stopped the intake of salt. However, the processed foods such as bread, cereals, ready to ea......hewing tobacco. Maharashtra had earlier banned the sale of gutka but it was lifted by the Supreme Court. Dhariwal claimed innocence and said he would appeal to the higher courts against the sentence. Dhariwal and Joshi are also involved in a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation for th...Exposure to hazardous tissue, a fear of 21 Windsor surgery patients
...medical fraternity comes the incident that here is sale of unscreened body parts to surgery patients in Windsor. // The incident came to light when 21 surgery patients were operated upon with unscreened products, obtained by a U.S. tissue bank known as Biomedical Tissue Services Limited, based in New J...Mexican candies with lead content banned
... be banning Mexican candies with lead contents for sale in United States. Following reports of high levels... in Mexican candies the Officials have banned the sale of Mexican brand of candies with high amount of lead. It is known that there are more than 100 brand...AIDS Patients Deceived By Private Health Care System In China
...s were even allowed to demand profits based on the sale of new drugs and high-technology tests. "The hospitals have had to increase their fees and boost drug sales to compensate for the loss of state support," notes Cai Renhua, a former health ministry official. "The reform process has made hospitals in...Officials In Turkey Confirm Deaths Due To Bird Flu
... from bird flu. Precautionary measures regarding sale of live animals are also being taken care by the veterinary health department. Regional governors are requested to meet on Thursday and discuss various measures to combat bird flu. The birds in Turkey, Romania, Russia and Croatia were all tested po...Rhode Island legalizes use and possession of Marijuana
...ls that legalizing the use would encourage illegal sale of marijuana, no restriction and cultivation guidelines for marijuana was not informed and would lead to illicit cultivation and the bill violates federal law which does not legalize marijuana usage....Australian Health funds stand accused
...r. An independent evaluation of the Government's sale options for the publicly owned Medicare Private has been finalised by investment bank Carnegie, Wylie & Co, and will be considered by ministers next year. Health Minister Tony Abbott is considering a range of reforms to make private health insuranc...How Healthy Are Herbal Products? US Findings.
... the product labels. But the city law prevents the sale of products which are harmful to the general public. In 2004 there were 3 adult deaths due to lead poisoning in New York among those who used products brought from India. The victims when interviewed said that they obtained the products from their ...Jharkhand Chemists to Boycott Viagra
...ment of erectile dysfunction (ED). "We will not sale the drug as it may lead to some people going berserk and creating law and order problems," said Amar Sinha, general secretary of the Jharkhand Chemist and Druggist Association (JCDA). The manufacturer of Viagra, which is chemically sildenafil citrate...Nicotine patches instead of cigarettes – New Year resolutio
...// associated with nicotine patches as earlier the sale of nicotine patches was not allowed to children’s,...high which could not be afford by students and the sale of these patches should be made available in all shops for easy access of the consumers....Meat firm 'won't go down without a fight'
...vin Buckett said products would not be cleared for sale until the authorities had examined a two-volume re...ted range of the company's 30 products cleared for sale as early as the middle of next week. Thirty workers - a third of the company's workforce - have re...... creating law and order problems//.” "We will not sale the drug as it may lead to some people going berserk and creating law and order problems," said Amar Sinha, general secretary of the Jharkhand Chemist and Druggist Association (JCDA). Suman, a medical shop owner, added: "The common practice here is ...