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Kellogg Warned Against Its Marketing Strategies

...yed crackers, cookies and other snacks dotted with television characters. The proposed lawsuit would mark the latest attempt to battle the growing obesity crisis in the United States through the courts. This comes in the same vein as the lawsuit that brought Mc Donald’s to poor light. Parents are also unable ...

New Rule Results In The Complete Makeover In The Field Of Drug Advertising

...rors, which could be avoided. Drug advertising and television commercials will change after the new rule and will result in clear crisp note about the drug risks. But the lawyers feel that the new rule would protect the drug makers, as it will make it impossible to file liability claims against the drug maker...

UK Plastic surgeons cash in as cosmetic operations soar

... makeovers" as prizes in competitions, and reality television programs for "sensationalist coverage" of the issue. Mr Searle, a consultant plastic surgeon who treats cancer patients in London, has been at the forefront of campaigns by the association in the past year to prevent commercial companies from "trivi...

Bulgaria Prepares Itself For Combating Bird Flu Outbreak

...e northeast Bulgarian town of Silistra", told in a television interview. According to official reports, more than 5,000 to 6000 birds, more specifically white-headed geese have started to migrate to two lakes in Bulgaria, near the Romanian border from the Danube delta. In view of the above situation, the vete...

Spate of smoking-related fire deaths cause concern in San Diego

...at the first sign of feeling drowsy while watching television or reading ·Use deep ashtrays·Do not walk away from cigarettes or other smoking materials·Install smoke alarms, authorities advised. ...

Life Beyond Cancer - Delhi Woman Tells How

...rmination the assistant news editor at Doordarshan television here displayed since she was declared a victim of cancer in 1998 made the Outlook magazine name her as one of 10 heroes called "The Indies". Despite losing her breasts as well as her brother and mother to cancer, Anuradha comes across as a never-say...

Herbal Medicines with Animal, Human Body Parts! - Swami Ramdev Accused

...’s) personal belief…but by using the popularity of television channels, he (Ramdev) is selling drugs which are adulterated. This is a huge breach of trust to his followers,” said Karat. Apart from manufacture of unethical ayurvedic and herbal medicines, there has been a breach of the labour laws as well in Ra...

High Prevalence of AIDS among Indian Truck drivers

...rkers or an NGO though AIDS awareness campaigns on television and radio have helped to spread knowledge. "The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) must pay more attention towards this community," Srivastava said. To bring about the desired behavioral change, the survey suggests there must be concerted ef...

Television soaps showing unrealistic coma survival and recovery

British Medical Journal reports that television soaps or serials give a false picture about coma s...nd that the rate of survival and recovery shown in television soaps is not true as the study show that only 8% of coma patients in soaps died during coma for inst...

Valley's Winters - Time For Nostalgia And Salt Tea

...ill exists in Kashmir, access to Internet or cable television has not made story telling unfashionable. 'Every society must learn to coexist with its traditional value system. If we give up our heritage and old value systems to change with the times, it would be a great loss. We must somehow try to have the ol...

Visually impaired prefer specially enhanced TV

...sing the contrast of details of certain sizes made television watching more enjoyable to the visually impaired. ... Medical School, said, "Most of us take seeing the television for granted; but for the visually impaired, it is very difficult. This is a source of great frustrat...

Smoking Related Scenes in Movies Increase Teenage Susceptibility To Smoke

... controversial debate regarding the ill effects of television viewing amongst advertisement agencies, parents and health care professionals. ...

Russian Miss HIV Positive Says Victims Are Treated Like Prostitutes

...mal people." Besides the beauty contest, Russian television aired a documentary called HIV: Myths and Realities in order to spread awareness....

Pneumonia Claims 30 Lives In Pakistan

...ospitals working in the earthquake-hit areas,' Geo television said quoting its correspondents from Kashmir and N...le have died because of cold-related diseases. The television report said that most of these deaths occurred in highlands and far flung areas. 'Given the vulnera...

Epilepsy Medicine May Result In Sexual Dysfunction

...g lights like those in a disco and the lights of a television screen or a computer, Beil said. It is also important that they get enough sleep. (DPA) Medindia on Epilepsy: Epilepsy is a brain disorder causing repeated seizures or fits in the patient. This can happen to anybody without age difference. The...

Running Water Restored In Chinese City

...up, the city's water utility, said local radio and television stations will broadcast a color-based indicator of water safety over the next few days — red for unusable, yellow for bathing only and green for drinking. Work crews were busy installing over 1,000 tons of carbon filters at water plants to treat sup...

New outbreak of birdflu reported in Northern China

...have stepped up education campaignswith prime-time television and newspaper advertisements urging caution andproper hygiene in handling live and slaughtered poultry. Health officials worldwide fear that a mutation that makes the virus highlyinfectious between people could lead to a global human pandemic, killi...

Is it ok to let kids watch too much of television?

...uate the current trend of young children regarding television viewing has provided some alarming results, with n... under the impression that letting your kids watch television for as long as they like will help you finish the household chores quickly, you are highly mistaken....

Drinking Laws 'Fuel Disease' In UK: Expert

... impact on the nation's health. He told Sky News television increasing numbers of people in their 30s were being admitted to hospital with advanced liver disease, particularly women. 'I just cannot accept that any measure that results in an increase in alcohol consumption in this country as a whole can be ju...

Hospital Cuts Costs By Moving Cancer Patients To Hotels

...have hotel rooms have their own en suite bathroom, television and, if they are well enough, can use the hotels’ leisure facilities. If patients develop a fever or nausea they are admitted to hospital, where some beds are held empty for this purpose. So far the hotel rooms have been rented by the NHS trust as a ...

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