Formula milk suffering due to commercial interests
...th concerns determine what goes into formula milk, warn child health experts in this week's BMJ.// The Codex Alimentarius Commission, part of both the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation, develops standards and guidelines on food to protect consumer...Children In Scotland Denied Access To Dental Care
...d to Scotland children, could soon come to an end, warn Dentists, who are unhappy about the allowances, handed out by ministers. // Dental practices in Scotland yield a considerable amount of additional revenue , provided there are enough number of registered NHS patients. There exists a flaw in the def...Military-based Research Labs Needed To Manage Bird Flu Threat
... co-ordination between such international labs can warn the underdeveloped and developing countries (Africa, Asia, sub-Saharan Africa) regarding the possibility of a bird flu outbreak, say a group of military-affiliated experts. The success of the former and the current military labs could be exploited ...Multiple Sclerosis Drug Trial Criteria to Be Redefined
...urologists from Stanford University//. The authors warn about the dangers associated with drug testing, more so when the adverse effects of the experimental drug is unknown. The drug natalizumab, marketed under the brand name was granted fast track status by the FDA in 2004. Soon after the approval, the...Beware Of Bogus Claims by HGH Spray Internet Marketers
'Consumer Fraud Alert' warn consumers on how to spot the misleading promotional methods that aim to legitimize bogus spray and nutritional HGH products.// Various spray and/or nutritional HGH (Human Growth Hormone) product manufacturers, distributors, or resellers are now flo...Lost 8 M pounds and blames his medication!!!
...claiming drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline had failed to warn patients its medicine Requip can cause compulsive behaviour. In addition he is also suing seven casinos he alleges encouraged him to blow his millions while aware he had the disease and was taking the drug. In response to this GlaxoSmithKline sai...Want to memorise better for the exams: stay hungry!!!
... drugs to combat impaired learning and memory, but warn that weight gain could be a side effect. This study could be very helpful in furthering the research in direction of neurodegenerative diseases....Soft Drinks May Reduce Esophageal Cancer Risk
...researchers report that the link is unfounded, and warn diet soft drink consumers might differ from other groups, because they may engage in other unmeasured healthy behaviors. It was hypothesized by others that carbonated soft drinks might have contributed to the development of adenocarcinoma of the e...CT Scan A Must For Smokers With Family History Of Lung Cancer
...e published by the American Thoracic Society would warn you regarding the probable dangers. Nearly 85 to 95% of all lung cancers can be attributed to smoking alone. Even though there has been a considerable decrease in the incidence of lung cancer in the US over the recent years, further efforts are ne...Bad vaccines may trigger China bird flu
...accines of bird-flu all over the world. Experts warn against underestimating the virus, which has exhibited some of the characteristics of the Spanish flu virus of 1918-1919, which killed an estimated 50 million people. There are about 10 critical amino acids in the 1918 virus that seemed to be nece...One-year sentence for HIV-positive woman
...ent prompted the Department of National Defence to warn all Forces personnel to seek medical advice if they had sex with Murphy. Murphy, who has no previous criminal record, was herself infected with HIV by a boyfriend in 1994. The disease led to a mood disorder, said Fuerst, and that could have caused...Fewer Breast Cancer Patients to Get Chemo
...ine factors like hormone and HER-2 status. Doctors warn about the wide variation in the quality of such tests, whether low- or high-tech. The new guidance was developed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a group of leading cancer treatment centers, in cooperation with the American Cancer Soci...Food packaging with Bisphenol A damages the brain
...ment, will influence later life.' This study will warn people against the potential danger of food containers and help ingenerating awareness....Protein Secreted By Worm Eggs Holds Key To Anti-inflammatory Therapy
...nti-inflammatory agent. However, the researchers warn that infection with the worm can cause illness and death, so it would be inappropriate to infect people intentionally. They are currently trying to identify what part of the worm can be used to treat such disease as allergies and inflammatory bowel d...Highly Educated More Prone To Parkinsons Disease
...n and the risk of Parkinson's. But the researchers warn that the results should be treated with caution. While they reflected an association, this did not necessarily mean there was a causal connection....Experts Building Bird Flu Warning System
...s officials said on Sunday.// The information can warn countries and communities about the arrival of wild birds that could be infected, and the local authorities could issue advice to those in areas at risk. According to Britain's Biodiversity Minister Jim Knight, the system would also enable experts t...Bird Flu Spreading in China's Poultry
...een traced to contact with sick birds, but experts warn the virus could mutate into a form easily passed between people and spark a worldwide pandemic. Chinese officials have blamed migratory birds for many of the nation's outbreaks and say that vaccinating domestic poultry is their best bet in severing ...US Regulator Sees No Link Between Tamiflu And Japan Deaths
... agreed to work on changing the drug's labeling to warn of potential dermatological side-effects, reports AFP. But the powerful US medicines regulator found unanimously that there was no 'causal link between pediatric deaths and neuropsychiatric adverse events and Tamiflu,' an FDA statement said after a ...Illegal Drug Use In England Mounting Up At An Alarming Rate
...oke and cancer. The finding of the present study warn that illicit use of drugs could lead to an enormous pressure over the emergency department if appropriate measures are not taken immediately....AIDS Threat Aggravated Due To Sale of Blood by Drug Addicts in Cambodia
... hospitals to pay for their habits. Health experts warn that if this practice is not curbed in time, it would serve as a severe threat to the country's gains in fighting HIV/AIDS.// So far, there has been no report of spread of the deadly infection by blood transfusions. It is however predicted that if ...