Study supports 'urgent' need for worldwide ban on lead-based paint
Environmental and occupational health experts at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that major countries--including India, China and Malaysia -- still produce and sell consumer paints with dangerously high lead levels. The researchers say that this l...Doctors needed urgently in Gujarat
The quake-devastated state ofGujarat in India is now slowly coming to terms with the full fallout of thecalamity. While different news channels and papers are busy increasing thedeath toll by the thousand in every other bulletin, the state government andthe central government are now faced with the unenviable ta...An urgent need for prison reforms: California!
California Department of Corrections, which seems to run in rough weather, reveals the resistance to a badly needed overhaul of the nation's largest prison system.// This was revealed by a leading expert on prisons and the psychology of incarceration. "The governor took on this incendiary issue when his political capital was high, and the departure of his hand-picked champion of reform...Urgent Aid Required For Palestinian Health Services: WHO
Warning of an impending health crisis in the Palestinian territory following the recent cut-off in aid by donor countries // , the UN health agency has called for urgent action by the international community to prevent disruption of basic medical services. "The crisis is seriously affecting the ability of the Palestinian Ministry of Health to deliver critical health care services and m...Urgent Steps Should Be Taken To Clear MMR Vaccine-Autism Link
Around 28 UK pediatricians and vaccination experts have written an open letter in the Scotsman newspaper saying that there would be 'more unnecessary deaths' over the rumors// that MMR Vaccine was linked to autism. The letter adds that if immediate action were not taken, the UK could face a serious situation with outbreaks of measles, mumps and rubella. The letter also says that quest...Lung Disease Care Needs Urgent Improvement: Healthcare Commission
The UK government has promised to take steps to improve the care for patients suffering from chronic lung diseases following the criticism in a report//. The Healthcare Commission report said that there was an urgent need to improve diagnosis and care in the respiratory illness area. "The development of a new National Service Framework is an important step which will support the NHS...