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...