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Get H1N1 jabs, high-risk group urged |
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 22:11 |
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 Wednesday April 14, 2010 By AUDREY EDWARDS and SIMON KHOO
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PETALING JAYA: Only 10,000 people from the high-risk group have been vaccinated against Influenza A(H1N1).
This is despite the Health Ministry ordering some 400,000 doses of the vaccine and making it available at 104 of its facilities nationwide. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 April 2010 22:16 |
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FDA says studies on triclosan, used in sanitizers and soaps, raise concerns |
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Written by 3K Admin
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Saturday, 10 April 2010 03:49 |
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By Lyndsey Layton
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, April 8, 2010 The Food and Drug Administration said recent research raises "valid concerns" about the possible health effects of triclosan, an antibacterial chemical found in a growing number of liquid soaps, hand sanitizers, dishwashing liquids, shaving gels and even socks, workout clothes and toys. The FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency say they are taking a fresh look at triclosan, which is so ubiquitous that is found in the urine of 75 percent of the population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The reassessment is the latest signal that the Obama administration is willing to reevaluate the possible health impacts of chemicals that have been in widespread use. |
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Unsafe baby pacifiers banned |
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Written by 3K Admin
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Saturday, 03 April 2010 01:19 |
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 30-3-2010 The Customs & Excise Department has banned the sale of a type of baby pacifier which contained excessive N-nitrosomorpholine - a substance which is possibly cancer-causing in humans. Customs officers recently conducted spot checks on children's products and found the pacifiers unsafe. They also failed to meet a warning requirement on their packaging. A total of 43 baby pacifiers have so far been seized from a supplier and its four retail outlets. The supplier will also conduct a voluntary recall of the products. Investigations are underway
Source: http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/100330/html/100330en05011.htm |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 03 April 2010 01:23 |
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Written by 3K Admin
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Friday, 09 April 2010 21:42 |
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By Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Michelle Obama is not at war with Twinkies. But she does want food manufacturers to "rethink the products that you're offering, the information that you provide about these products and how you market those products to our children." For this, she has been accused of "federalizing fat" and labeled "the first nanny." But it's not the federal government that's playing the role of nanny here. After all, food and beverage marketers spend about $2 billion a year to reach children, and most of those ads hawk the least healthy foods. So when a child begs for fruit-free Froot Loops, he's simply doing what he's been commanded to do, clean-your-room style, by the marketing nanny. |
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Nearly third of children globally are couch potatoes |
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Wednesday, 31 March 2010 05:36 |
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Tuesday March 30 2010 
NEW YORK, March 30 — American children aren’t the only couch potatoes with nearly one third of children globally spending three hours a day or more watching TV or on computers, according to study of over 70,000 teens in 34 nations. From Argentina to Zambia, Regina Guthold of the World Health Organisation in Geneva and her colleagues found most children aren’t getting enough exercise and it made no difference if they lived in a rich or a poor country. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 March 2010 05:53 |
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