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India Main Source of Counterfeit Medicines Seized in Europe

...ties. Changes in the routes used by criminals to trade in fake goods, the use of the internet and the transport of small quantities by air or postal traffic make customs job even more challenging. The 2006 statistics show an increase in almost all sectors of goods. In the sector of electronic equipment...

Climate Change Signal Detected in the Indian Ocean

...sult of a long-term weakening of the Pacific Ocean trade winds. This affects sea surface temperature in reg...ing ocean temperatures weakening of Pacific Ocean trade winds and strengthening of westerly winds have been mostly attributed to human activity: the produc...

International Day Of Action For Women's Health - 2007

...re broadened to cover issues like health services, trade agreements, health sector reforms and AIDS. From 2003 onwards, the 'Call for Action' was part of the Women's Access to Health Campaign and focused on a specific topic within the campaign. The year 2007 marks two decades since the first Internat...

Pakistani Doctors Behind Bars for Illegal Kidney Removals

...legislation that will regulate the unchecked organ trade and impose heavy fines for violations....

Death from Exposure to WTC Dust Confirmed

...luded that Detective Zadroga's death was linked to trade center dust, city officials have not accepted that finding. The medical examiner's decision could now be cited as supporting evidence in the federal lawsuits filed against the city by thousands of firefighters, police officers and recovery workers ...

US Drugmaker Slapped Huge Fine for Misleading Doctors Over Addictive Painkiller

...s have been brought to justice." OxyContin is a trade name for oxycodone, and is a time-release painkiller that can be highly addictive. In that variety the ingredients are released over a period of time for sustained effect. The drug is meant to be swallowed whole and digested over 12 hours. It was l...

India is Uncorking Its Wine Market: Expert

...to India would be by entering into partnerships in trade and production. French, Italians, Australians and Germans were already making their presence felt in the country, Arora said. While India regularly participates in Vinexpo at Bordeaux, France, Vinitaly at Verona, Italy, Prowein at Dusseldorf, Germa...

Trade Center Collapse Caused Lung Ailments in Rescuers

...st clinical study that relates the collapse of the trade center to lung ailments in the rescuers, due to inhalation of dust and pollutants during the rescue operation. The rescuers seem to be suffering a rare type of lung condition which showed up a year after the catastrophe. Medical specialists from t...

Treaty With Japan may Legalize Dumping Toxic Waste in India

... that the negotiations should not liberalise waste trade and the talks should be opened up for public participation. According to one published report, Japan exported at least 270 tonnes of toxic waste, including prohibited items such as zinc ash, lead acid battery wastes and copper cables coated with t...

Various Civil Society Groups Form Alliance to Fight HIV/AIDS

...mon platform of civil society groups, NGOs, media, trade unions, and people living with HIV, is to address various issues from removing stigma to accessing care and treatment, besides allowing people with HIV/AIDS to live a life with dignity," Jahnabi Goswami, president of the Assam Network of Positive Peo...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

.... In an annual report released this week, the US trade office said it was concerned by "an overall deteri...ountries have some flexibility under international trade rules to ensure their populations have access to life-saving medicines. Those include compulsory ...

Wild Bird Culls may Exacerbate Avian Flu Problem

... that domestic birds, the poultry industry and the trade in live and dead poultry play important roles in limiting the spread of the disease in future. Issuing a post-conference statement, the delegates stressed the need for an early-warning system to alert authorities to future outbreaks. They also ...

WHO to Call for More Progress on Tobacco Control at Bangkok Moot

... use and addressing supply issues, such as illicit trade and alternative crops to tobacco. Items on the a...ls for future protocols to the WHO FCTC on illicit trade in tobacco products and cross-border tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; Guidelines f...

US to Detain Seafood Imports from China

...ons come amid growing protests over the massive US trade deficit with China, which stood at 19.3 billion dollars in April and 232.5 billion in 2006. Thursday's broad import control was imposed after regulators repeatedly found seafood shipments contaminated with antimicrobial agents that are not approved...

Cuban Healthcare Delivers, Experts Say

...ncreas and liver transplants. A decades-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba forced it to develop its own molecular biology industry, which produces innovative drugs that prevent rejection in transplants. Cuba has developed the world's first Meningitis B vaccine which is available in Third World countri...

World Wine Sales Brisk, but French Producers Hungover

If visitor numbers to trade shows are an indicator of an industry's health, then the turnout for this year's Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine and spirits fair, confirms the sector is doing nicely, if not booming. Organisers estimate more than 50,000 people attended this yea...

EU Move Against Mercury Should Be Adopted in India: NGO

... Union (EU) Parliament's resolution to ban mercury trade which causes environmental pollution, and urged the Indian government to do likewise. Toxics Link and other green groups hailed the EU resolution on Wednesday. The group had called upon governments across the world to ban import of mercury at th...

6,000 Turkeys Slaughtered at Czech Bird Flu Farm

...on Friday. "It is not possible that international trade is stopped," he said, adding that Prague would seek bilateral negotiations with Moscow with the EU also acting as an intermediary....

US FDA Wants Vitamin Manufacturers to Test All Ingredients

...d CEO for the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a trade association representing about 65 manufacturers. "This raises the bar so that all have to comply," Mister said. The new rule goes into effect Aug. 24 and will have a three-year phase-in that gives smaller manufacturers more time to comply. Even t...

Video Game Addiction to Be Termed as a Medical Condition

...f the Entertainment Software Association, said the trade group sides with psychiatrists who agree that this so-called video-game addiction is not a mental disorder. The American Medical Association is making premature conclusions without the benefit of complete and thorough data, Gallagher said. An AMA re...

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