Accusing Multinational tobacco companies of dumping their products in India and trying to “entice” youngsters to take up smoking, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today said the government would continue to fight the companies tooth and nail.
The Mayo Clinic Nicotine Research Program is conducting a research study to help smokers who would like to quit. The study will test whether the drug Chantix (varenicline) helps smokers who have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) stop smoking.
Parental rules and monitoring of children’s movie viewing may have a protective influence on children’s risk for smoking and drinking, over and above parental monitoring of nonmedia-related behaviors.
In “Sleep Environment, Positional, Lifestyle and Demographic Characteristics Associated with Bed Sharing in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Cases: A Population-based Study,” researchers found SIDS cases that involved bed sharing showed more risk factors for SIDS than non-bed sharing cases of SIDS. Risk factors include the use of a couch, the presence of another child, and a higher proportion of infants placed to sleep laterally (on their side), an unstable sleep position that can result in a shift to prone (on stomach) sleep.
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the unauthorized natural health products Zimaxx, Actra-Rx, 4Everon, Vigor-25 and Nasutra because they are adulterated with pharmaceutical ingredients that should only be used under medical supervision. The use of these products could pose a serious health risk, especially for patients with existing medical conditions such as heart problems, those who are taking heart medications, or those who may be at risk for strokes.
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the unauthorized natural health products Zimaxx, Actra-Rx, 4Everon, Vigor-25 and Nasutra because they are adulterated with pharmaceutical ingredients that should only be used under medical supervision. The use of these products could pose a serious health risk, especially for patients with existing medical conditions such as heart problems, those who are taking heart medications, or those who may be at risk for strokes.
Two new studies, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Football League Charities, examined the effects of smoking on fractures and ligament healing in mice and found that healing of both types of injury was delayed.
Why do we ignore public warnings and advertisements about the dangers of smoking, drinking alcohol, overeating, stressing out and otherwise persist in habits and behaviours that we know aren’t good for us?
Senior health officials of the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau today (November 6) reaffirmed the importance of co-operation and information exchange in a tripartite meeting.
IOF survey shows good general knowledge of nutrition and bone health but confusion about vitamin D; half unaware that osteoporosis is more common amongst women than breast cancer