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Soccer club visit to turkey, cancelled

...rita, the first division club despite the bird flu scares plans to go to Antalya, Turkey. The club manager said that the team members would refrain from consuming any poultry meat there at turkey. Tests have shown that 18 members are affected with bird flu in turkey and reported three deaths. The deaths w...

Hong Kong to Tighten Food Safety Laws

...o be introduced in Hong Kong following a series of scares over contaminated food from China, officials annou...health York Chow announced. The move comes after scares over fish and eggs imported into Hong Kong from China in recent weeks which have turned out to be co...

Hong Kong Choked by Growing Pollution Problem

... many here, where worsening air quality and recent scares over contaminated food have put pollution at the top of the political agenda. Chief Executive Donald Tsang's solutions -- turning notoriously arctic air conditioning systems up a couple of degrees and dressing down for the office over the summer mo...

Fake Drug Found in Chinese Hospitals, Outlets: Report

...utical industries, where a series of public health scares have surfaced due to poorly made or fake products....

Extremist Christian Preacher Dies of Heart Problems

...s president. Falwell survived two serious health scares in early 2005. He was hospitalized for two weeks with what was described as a viral infection, then was hospitalized again a few weeks later after going into respiratory arrest. Later that year, doctors found a 70 percent blockage in an artery, which...

Film Festival on Gender Sexuality Draws Crowds

...both physical as well as mental. "My crinkled skin scares people. I feel different from the rest now and very lonely," said one of the characters. But the end was more positive with the girls finally coming around with help from their family and a dance therapist. "Tomboys! Feisty Girls and Spirited Wom...

China Vows to Improve Food Safety in Wake of Health Scares

...ies involved in some of the highest-profile health scares involving Chinese-made goods and will take further steps to improve product safety, a top official said Friday. "The Chinese government is moving to address the fundamental problems behind issues relating to food product safety," Li Changjiang, th...

Vets To Team Up With Human Health Specialists

...s are best placed to deal with recent human health scares . Urging veterinarians to work more closely with human health experts in dealing with contagious diseases, Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Atlanta-based federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was quoted: "Thirteen out of th...

China Launches Food Safety Checks in Run-up to Olympics

... the quality of goods that China exports. Health scares have swirled around a range of Chinese-made exports, from toxic toothpaste ingredients to faulty tyres, pet food and toxic seafood. China Thursday announced fresh measures to ensure substandard drugs are stopped from reaching stores. The nation's...

Food Safety Chief Executed for Bribery in China

...as all a cloak for protectionism. Apparently the scares and the resulting boycotts of Chinese products have affected the Chinese economy badly. And hence the current execution, it is felt. Still there is a long way to go, it is felt....

Top China Official Pessimistic on Fixing Food Safety Woes

...ment's so far upbeat response to a spate of health scares that have raised worldwide alarm and scrutiny over the quality of China's exports. Officials have vigorously defended Chinese inspection systems. But Sun acknowledged deficiencies in those systems that he said would only become more apparent. '...

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