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Pre-packed Sandwiches Saltier Than Crisps

Pre-packed sandwiches bought from shops contain as much salt as seven bags of crisps. Many a times it has more salt than an adults daily dose requirement . The survey was conducted by the Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH), an alliance of doctors and scientists that lobbies the fo...

Designer Bag Launch Causes Shopping Chaos in Hong Kong

... Tempers began to fray on Friday morning when the shops refused to open their doors, apparently fearing chaos if they let the crowds in. Hundreds of people had braved Hong Kong's searing summer heat to queue overnight in the hope of snaring the fashion must-have when it went on sale here on Friday morni...

Doctors Not Exempt from Competition Law, Australian Commission Warns

...(ACCC) has warned doctors against operating closed shops and told them firmly they are not above the competition law .The Commissionss chairman Graeme Samuel last week brushed aside as untenable the claims that patient care somehow overrode other laws. He also called upon the Australian Medical Associa...

Millions Spent, but the Indian Capital's River Still Stinks

...sit idle at times, short of waste, while homes and shops that have sprouted unplanned around them send their domestic waste into storm drains that go directly to the river. The pipes that do lead to the plants are falling apart -- a third are in urgent need of repair -- so sewage gets blocked on its way ...

Village Panchayat in Tamil Nadu Bans Tobacco Consumption

...200. There are over 400 small and medium grocery shops under the Varanavasi Village Panchayat. According to a shop owner, none of them is selling any tobacco product, since July 6. "We welcome this move of the Varanavasi Village Panchayat. Almost all children and youth were buying cigarettes and gutka....

Nigerian Health Authority Crackdown On Sub-Standard Health Institutions

...pe out sub-standard hospitals, clinics and chemist shops which constitute immeasurable health hazards to its innocent citizens, the government had last week sealed up 235 illegal health facilities in different parts of the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this at t...

Red 2G Food Colour to Be Banned by EU Due to Cancer Fears

...ished in the EU's Official Journal. It said that shops which had products on their shelves containing Red 2G would be allowed to sell them up until their expiry date. The colouring had been permitted in the past in concentrations not exceeding 20 milligrammes per kilogramme of product. The meat in qu...

Fake Drug Factory Busted in Orissa

...m places in Orissa, he said. Lal said that three shops in Bolangir to which Agarwal supplied medicines had already been sealed. The spurious medicines manufactured by Agarwal included paracetamol, the common anti-fever and pain-relieving drug, the official added....

Becks Confesses Being Homesick, Craves for Pie and Mash

...ne told me that there was a couple of pie-and-mash shops in Santa Barbara, so I'll go searching for them." The TV show, David Beckham: New Beginnings, follows the former England captain as he settles into his new life as an LA Galaxy player. The Beckham camp will be hoping it gets a better reaction t...

Now You can Marry in a Mughal Ambience, If You Wish to

... present-day garden has a mango grove, a mini-zoo, shops and restaurants for hundreds of tourists and visitors that come every day....

Special Backpacks Provide Much Needed Relief for Cancer Patients

...en I have the energy I have been able to go to the shops and buy myself a newspaper." The hotel does not ...o what he likes. "I would normally walk around the shops or meet friends for lunch or dinner. Most commonly I spend time with my family or my girlfriend and ...

Brits Experiencing Moth Trouble With Their Cashmeres

...em up is better. Zip up your Cashmeres: Cashmere shops like Belinda Robertson in Edinburgh sell all their...nd other insects away. Cedar Wood: Many cashmere shops suggest using cedar blocks or cedar balls to keep the nasty moths away from your precious woollies. ...

Curb the Pocket Money, Curb the Problem Drinking

...ol from friends, older siblings and adults outside shops were also predictors of risky drinking, according to the study published today in Online Open Access journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. Teenagers who were members of youth groups or who had alcohol bought for them by parents...

How to Cope With Side Effects from Pelvic Radiotherapy

... key to allow patients to use toilet facilities in shops and pubs, whether or not they are customers. There is also guidance on how to deal with both mild and serious bladder and bowel difficulties and useful associations and addresses listed at the back. The booklets are supported by information for h...

Manipur Pharmacies Shut Down Fearing Separatist Threats

...developments only through newspaper reports. All shops at the Paona International Market, the main bazaar in Imphal, also remained closed following extortion demands over the weekend. The Life Insurance Corp (LIC) has shut down its main office in Imphal since May 21 after a rebel group demanded Rs.100...

Traders Smell Something Fishy in Tokyo Market Move

...the glitz of the Ginza district packed with luxury shops and corporate headquarters. The world's largest ...Tsukiji merchant association. Owners of the fish shops and restaurants who are the market's major customers, also say they could feel the pinch. But the mo...

HIV Awareness Increases as Condoms are Distributed in Gujarat Theatres Screening Porn Films

...me of day, social workers have also roped in small shops selling tobacco products outside the cinemas. Th... further and made condoms available at some barber shops as well. Campaigners see buying condoms freely as a great step forward in a society which still re...

Kuwait Reports New Case of Birdflu in Ostrich

..., closed down the country's zoo as well as poultry shops in residential areas since the first case was reported this year in February. Kuwaiti news agency KUNA said earlier in April poultry sales have fallen around 40 percent since the outbreak of the disease. In 2005, Kuwait reported a case of bird fl...

Stricter Norms for Chemists in Punjab to Curb Addiction

...rmacy council would ensure that the 25,000 chemist shops in the state employed qualified pharmacists to dispense medicines to consumers. He said there were 28,738 registered pharmacists and many of them could be working at more than one establishment. "We will put an end to this practice," Sood said....

Blossoming Beauty Sammy Winward to Help Funding

...locals stores, schools and Marie Curie Cancer Care shops throughout the country. The official website of the foundation has also called for something extra- voluntary work. This could be in the form of a couple of hours spent caring for those whose days are numbered, as it would help the foundation ca...

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