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Inadequate labeling in sandwiches sold at UK supermarkets

As per an accusatory report by a consumer group UK supermarkets have been exposed due to inadequate nutritional labeling.// The claims made by the group include that UK supermarkets and high-street stores bulk out the chicken in pre-packaged sandwiches with a combination of water, starch and preservatives while boosting flavour with chicken stock and artificial flavorings. The...

Sandwich Royale, Adorns Shelves of Selfridges in London

Selfridges can now boast of a hugely expensive sandwich, which true to its name can cause a potential customer, to feel sandwiched between its capacity// to create more pocket space on the one hand, and be a taste buds tickler on the other! This famously rich sandwich, meant perhaps only for the rich and famous, will make it’s consumer rich by 2000 calories. Well, as they say, you wi...

An infected worker of as sandwich chain spreads it!

According to federal health officials reports a single employee of a sandwich chain joining work early after suffering from a stomach virus infected more than 100 // office workers who ate party-sized submarine sandwiches last year. The cause of infection as per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was a a norovirus passed on to three separate office parties in Kent Count...

Sandbag Workout Takes Over, Gym Bags To Stay At Home

When it comes to choice, most Americans prefer a sandbag workout when compared to a visit to the gym, reveals a new study that has brought into focus the latest in fitness craze across the country. // The fitness maniacs are even prepared to lift a comparable load to what workers of the construction site usually carry. The ambitious weight losers are encouraged to ‘heave-ho their way to...

Contaminated Water Hits Thousands In Pakistan City

Nearly 30,000 people in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad have been affected by contaminated water, an official said recently. // The number of victims of water-borne diseases, which broke out as a result of supply of contaminated water in Ghulam Muhammad Abad, seems to further increase as more people are being hospitalized. The work for replacing the old water pipeline in...

National Autism Conference In US Expected To Draw Thousands In Attendance

The 2006 National Autism Conference from 31st July to 5th August is expected to draw a huge amount of crowds from all walks of life//. Autism is a condition that reportedly affects an estimated 1 in 250 births, which makes it more common than the combined conditions like childhood cancer, cystic fibrosis, and multiple sclerosis combined. Living with an autistic child is never easy and...

Drug Denial may Leave Several Thousands Blind

A sight saving drug that has been approved in Scotland, is being denied to the people in England and Wales//. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the commonest cause of blindness. Macugen, the drug used for its treatment, has been approved yesterday by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC). But the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) which covers Englan...

Yamuna Pollution Kills Thousands Of Fish

Thousands of dead fish have been floating along the banks of the Yamuna river between Mathura and Agra due to the increased water pollution, creating a shortage of drinking// water in this historic Taj city. With dissolved oxygen content in the river being reduced to zero as a result of sudden discharges of untreated effluents upstream from open drains and barrages, the quality of water...

Diabetes mela draws Thousands

The eighth annual Diabetes Health Mela at Talkatora drew thousands of people on Saturday. The three day program is aimed at making the masses aware about diabetes and its// complications. It has been estimated that nearly two million people suffer from diabetes in Delhi and adjoining areas, and therefore a huge attendance was expected on Sunday. The Delhi Diabetes Research Centre organ...

Sun, Sand and Smoke! A Bad Deal for New South Wales Women

A NSW government health report has proved the ill-effects of frequent basking in the sun, which is a significant cause of skin cancer. The report also established the// increase in lung cancer among NSW women due to smoking. The recent New South Wales Report has shown an increase in the number of lung cancer cases by 11 per cent during 1995 to 2004 coupled with a 21 per cent increase...

Whirling Disease Causes Culling of Thousands of Trout

A parasite, which deforms the spines and skulls of trout causing them to swim in circles till they die, has affected two hatcheries in West Maryland, U.S. The disease is referred to as ‘whirling disease’. // It has resulted in the plan to cull around 80,000 of the fresh water fish. The parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis, has long been known to exist in the Potomac River's North...

Melamine Contamination Killed Thousands of Pets, Says a New Report

According to data released by Banfield, The Pet Hospital, one of the largest chains of veterinary hospitals in the US, nearly 39,000 cats and dogs// were sickened or killed nationwide consequent on pet food-contamination with an industrial chemical. The data was reportedly compiled from records collected from more than 615 veterinary hospitals. Last month there was massiv...

Thousands of Keralites Under the Grip of Chikungunya

About 94,000 people in Kerala have been affected by fever in the last one week while about 7,000 patients have been identified with mosquito-borne chikungunya fever , according to the state health department. "About 7,000 patients have now been identified of having mosquito-borne chikungunya fever and I will not say none has died," Health Minister P.K. Sreemathi told reporters here...

Vaccine-Induced Autism Victims in the Thousands Will Finally Get Day in Court

Hearings will begin on June 11th at the U.S. Federal Claims Court to determine if autism is linked to vaccines and their components, including the mercury-based preservative thimerosal. As the Autism Omnibus Proceeding approaches, parents of children diagnosed with autism are calling attention to the conflicts of interest they believe continue to threaten the safety of vaccines. Among t...

Strife in Kashmir Drives Thousands to Psychiatric Wards

Any conflict situation inevitably gives rise to mental health disorders. Not many seem to have turned their attention to the deplorable situation in our own backyard. Yes it is happening in Kashmir. A year-wise break-up of patients visiting the Government Psychiatric Hospital in capital Srinagar reveals that from a mere 775 people visiting the hospital in 1985, the number has soar...

China Uncovers Thousands of Dangerous Foods

Industrial oils, wax, chemicals that can cause cancer and many other dangerous ingredients have been found in thousands of widely consumed foods in China, state press reported Wednesday. A nationwide investigation by China's food quality watchdog found products such as baby milk powder, rice, flour, meat, biscuits, seafood, soy sauce and sweets had been contaminated....

The New Recruitment Process Leaves Thousands of Doctors Jobless

Thousands of junior doctors will be rendered jobless under the new recruitment process and it is the best qualified doctors are among the hardest hit . The new system will undermine Britain's position as a leader in medical science. Non-urgent patient care in England could be hit by a shortage of medical staff for many months, said Morris Brown, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at...

Hundreds of Thousands Attend Madrid Gay Pride Parade

Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and their supporters from Europe marched in Madrid Saturday under sunny skies in a colourful parade, as London and Paris also held their annual marches against discrimination. Europride 2007 kicked off at 1600 GMT in the Spanish capital capping a week of events during which organisers expected a total of 2.5 million people, including 200,000...

Gay Pride Attracts Tens of Thousands in Rome

Tens of thousands Saturday staged the Gay Pride parade in Rome, urging the Italian government to fast-track plans to grant homosexual couples legal status and override Vatican objections . The raucous and colourful crowd, which included transvestites and lawmakers, marched under a baking sun from Rome's Saint Paul's Gate to the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, the official ecclesiastica...

Thousands Gather in Sydney for HIV Conference

As an HIV positive woman from Papua New Guinea, Maura Elaripe Mea knows the harsh realities of living with the virus in a developing country. She has seen AIDS patients left untreated because doctors feared it would be a waste of drugs, and she knows many others do not seek help simply because they cannot afford a bus ticket to the nearest clinic. When she was first d...

Zeta-Jones is 'obsessed' With Smoked Salmon Sandwiches With Crushed Potato Chips

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has revealed that she has weak moments when it comes to food, for she is 'obsessed' with smoked salmon sandwiches with crushed potato chips . Speaking, at a press conference for her new film 'No Reservations', the actress said that it is one of her 'comfort foods'. "This sounds so crazy but I'm obsessed with smoked salmon sandwiches on grou...

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 food industry to use less salt. They surveyed 140 readymade sandwiches made for BBC and found that...