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Be Wary Of Heavy Metal Poisoning From Ayurvedic Medicines

Unlicensed ayurvedic herbal remedies containing dangerously high levels of heavy metals have raised reasons for concern among the consumers in UK following which a health advice has been issued to avoid consumption of six brands of // ayurvedic herbal products. The products banned for consumption in the UK market include: Karela tables (made by Shriji Herbal Products); Karela capsule...

Doctors Wary after Shipman Affair

Since the Shipman affair doctors have wary of treating elderly patients with pain-reducing drugs, according to a new survey.// In 2000, Dr Harold Shipman was declared guilty of 15 murders, although many believe the true number to be much higher. He took his own life in prison in 2004. A study conducted by the Small Practices Association on behalf of BBC Radio 4 revealed that si...

Youth Of Canada Wary Of Cigarettes But Not Of Alcohol

Lesser number of Canadian youth smoking but a larger number of them is experimenting with alcohol.// According to a report realised on Wednesday by health Canada reduced number of Canadian youth are trying to smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products in 2004-2005 in comparison to a decade ago. It was announced that the 2004-05 ‘Youth Smoking Survey’ for calculating th...

Women Wary of Coronary Diseases Get Two More Risk Factors to Worry About

Scientists have revamped the traditional risk factor list for coronary diseases in women, by including two more// risk factors. Publishing results in the Journal of the American Medical Association,, the researchers led by Paul Ridker of Brigham’s Hospital and colleagues of Women’s Hospital, expressed the methods used to change the 40-year old risk factor list of cardiovascular diseas...

Scotland’s Parents Still a Little Wary of MMR Shot

Not enough Scottish children are receiving MMR shots, say official figures.// Statistics for 2006 show that only 92.1 per cent of two-year-olds were given the jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, as against the national target of 95 per cent. Yet, this is an increase from the previous year, when the figure was 89.9 per cent. MMR vaccines were...

Henna from Rajasthan for Aishwarya-Abhishek Wedding

Jaipur: Those of us who don't know where Sojat is, it's time to refresh their general knowledge. This is the place in Rajasthan from where Aishwarya Rai// will get henna for her mehndi (henna) ceremony when she weds Abhishek Bachchan.Over 15 kg of local henna will travel to wherever (the trader refuses to disclose where) the ceremony takes place. The henna packets would be sent five days...

Women Urged to Be Wary of Ads Promoting Unwanted Drugs

A long-running Merck ad featured an older woman with this message: "See how beautiful 60 can look? See how invisible osteoporosis can be?" and recommended that women ask their doctors about bone density screening. As a result, many women started taking Merck's drug Fosamax. But this very drug, (generic name alendronate) turned out to have serious side effects. Fosamax may c...