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Tesco-made squash drinks recalled because of “foul smell”
The No Added Sugar Double Concentrate Apple and Blackcurrant squash drink by UK retailer Tesco Plc has been recalled after complaints from customers that it smelled bad. “A flavor additive, which is not part of the ingredients for this product, […]
Health officials want clarity on e-cigarette issue to tackle it better
Public health officials are “in desperate need of clarity” on electronic cigarettes to help guide policies, the nation’s newly appointed surgeon general said Tuesday. Dr. Vivek Murthy, whose predecessors have been instrumental in guiding tobacco control, addressed the battery-powered devices […]
Record-breaking US$ 7.5 billion pledged for vaccines
Governments and private donors, among them the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, have pledged a record $7.5 billion to replenish a global vaccination program for the poor. The Gates Foundation gave $1.55 billion to the public-private Gavi alliance that has […]
HBI China 2015 to Promote Sino-foreign Business
The healthcare reform has brought about development opportunities for the Chinese healthcare market, and new challenges for the domesticand international hospital construction industry. TheHospital Build & Infrastructure China (HBI China) Exhibition & Congress that will be held from 23 – 25 May 2015 at Dalian World […]
Check out these diets for seniors
When a panel of health and nutrition experts ranked 35 diets for Best Diets 2015, they considered not only weight loss, but also whether diets were heart healthy, good for controlling diabetes and easy to follow. Now, two panel members discuss which U.S. News-ranked diets […]
Egypt convicts doctor of female genital mutilation
A doctor who performed female genital mutilation on a 13-year old girl which led to her death have been sentenced to two years and three months in prison. The doctor, Raslan Fadl, was initially acquitted of the 2013 death of […]
California to ban e-cigarettes in public places
A new bill introduced by California will see the smoking of e-cigarettes be banned in public places. There is growing concern about the health risks from e-cigarettes, also known as vapor cigarettes or vapes, which are not lit or smoked […]
Exercise in moderation for better results
Skip the traditional advice to exercise 150-minute weekly,for smaller doses of exercise. Researchers say current exercise guidelines are unrealistic and argue that doctors should sometimes advise small increases in activity instead. They warn the 150-minute weekly target is beyond the reach of […]
Only 5 cases of Ebola left in Liberia
Liberia is successfully beating the Ebola virus after it has been confirmed that only 5 Ebola patients remain in the country. The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed more than 8,600 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Earlier […]
Excessive football may cause hip deformities later in life
Bone deformity at the hip has been found to be more common in a study of Dutch professional footballers who started playing the sport for at least four times a week. If the bones of the hip don’t develop normally […]
