Thermometer :: EU bans sale of mercury thermometers for use in healthcare
New EU mercury regulations passed will help prevent healthcare workers from being directly exposed to mercury and will also reduce mercury pollution in the environment.
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Dietary Supplement :: Health Canada warns consumers not to use dietary supplement MdMt due to health risks
Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use the dietary supplement MdMt, or any other supplements containing the synthetic steroids methyl-1-testosterone or methyldienolone that are obtained without a prescription, due to potentially serious health risks including reduced fertility and liver disorders.
Toothpaste :: Rhode Island Department of Health advising not to use certain toothpaste
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is issuing an advisory to consumers not to use:
Diabetes :: Cholesterol drug hits diabetes with one-two punch
Patients with type 2 diabetes may soon be able to control their glucose and their cholesterol levels with a single drug, according to a study led by Vivian A. Fonseca, professor of medicine and pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine and chief of the Tulane University Health Sciences Center Diabetes Program.
Toothpaste :: Harmful bacteria found in counterfeit Colgate toothpaste
Further to a warning issued on June 29, Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use a counterfeit product falsely labelled as Colgate Fluoride Toothpaste Maximum Cavity Protection. Ongoing testing has resulted in preliminary evidence of a further, potentially harmful bacterial contamination.
Toothpaste :: Health Canada updates list of toothpastes from China found to contain diethylene glycol
Further to its Warning on June 29, 2007, regarding diethylene glycol (DEG) in toothpaste from China, Health Canada testing has confirmed the presence of DEG in three additional unapproved Chinese toothpaste products being sold on the Canadian market.
Blood Transfusion :: Progenika Biopharma presents a biochip that guarantees safety in blood transfusions
The Basque biotechnology company, Progenika Biopharma, devoted to research and development in personalized medicine, have presented a DNA biochip, known as BLOODchip, which greatly eliminates the risk of adverse reactions due to incompatibility in blood groups between donor and receptor in blood transfusions.
Contraception :: MP Health minister says no action against vibrating condoms
Distancing himself from the row over a vibrating condoms being sold by a public sector company in India, Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Ajay Vishnoi today said action against the product was unwarranted as there were no reports of it causing health hazards.
Toothpaste :: Counterfeit toothpaste falsely labelled as Colgate found to contain harmful bacteria
Health Canada is warning Canadians that counterfeit toothpaste products, falsely labelled as Colgate Fluoride Toothpaste Herbal and Colgate Fluoride Toothpaste Maximum Cavity Protection, have been found to contain high levels of harmful bacteria.
Erectile Dysfunction :: Encore tab for men has potential health risks
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the product Encore Tabs for Men, because it contains an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient similar to the approved drug tadalafil.