UN sets new regulations to improve consumer health
New Kerala Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:53 PM PDT
New York, July 4 : The United Nations food standards body has agreed on new regulations, including the maximum level of melamine in liquid milk formula for babies, as part of its efforts to help protect the health of consumers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. |
'Help needed' for skin conditions
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:52 PM PDT
Mental health services which help people who suffer from skin conditions should get more funding. |
Heat brings health risks
The Shelbyville News Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:50 PM PDT
With temperatures reaching the upper 90s and many people out and about, heat-related illnesses are a major concern for people of all ages. |
By Greg Rayburn
Jacksonville Patriot Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:49 PM PDT
Seniors become queens for a day By Greg Rayburn/Staff Writer Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the 30-plus contestants in the Queens’ Pageant sponsored by Arkansas Home Health Care Association District 1 on Aug. 11, there were hundreds of people who came out to behold them in their pretty dresses, hairdos and jewelry. |
Mystery disease in Cambodia kills 61 children
WN Philippines Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:46 PM PDT
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia â€" Health officials in Cambodia are searching for the cause of a mystery disease that has killed more than 60 children over the past three months, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. The "undiagnosed syndrome" has killed 61 of the 62 children admitted to hospitals since April,... |
Puerto Rico sees sharp spike in dengue cases
The Washington Times Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:45 PM PDT
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (AP) - The number of detected dengue cases is running at above-average levels as Puerto Rico enters the peak season for the painful disease. The territory's Health Secretary Lorenzo Gonzalez says 111 cases were reported the first week of June and 117 cases the previous week. Eight ... |
Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile
The Epoch Times Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:40 PM PDT
Toronto Public Health said Tuesday that laboratory tests have revealed West Nile Virus in area mosquitoes. |
Veterinarian reports unusual run of calf triplets
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:40 PM PDT
In the 22 years that Tom Hintz has been practicing veterinary medicine, the Country Hills Animal Health vet has come across about six sets of triplets. Hintz recently stumbled across three such births within a three-week span in his practice alone. |
Area seniors become queens for a day
Maumelle Monitor Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:39 PM PDT
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the 30-plus contestants in the Queens’ Pageant sponsored by Arkansas Home Health Care Association District 1 on Thursday, there were hundreds of people who came out to behold them in their pretty dresses, hairdos and jewelry. |
No responsibility for vaccine loss?
Hamilton Spectator Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:37 PM PDT
So let me get this straight: A company under contract to either the city’s immunization clinic or the public health service, paid to maintain the fridge, failed to replace the backup battery â€" and is not responsible for the loss of vaccines? |
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