February 2008
Monthly Archive
Fri 29 Feb 2008
EU Commission backs Cypriot Vassiliou for health post - Summary
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Nicosia/Brussels - The European Commission endorsed the nomination of Cypriot lawyer Androula Vassiliou as the new EU Health Commissioner on Friday after her predecessor was appointed the island nation's foreign minister. The head of the European Com...
Fri 29 Feb 2008
Officials warn 40,000 patients of US clinic of hepatitis C scare
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San Francisco - US health officials Thursday are contacting 40,000 patients of a Las Vegas clinic that reused syringes and medicine vials to notify them they may have been infected with HIV and hepatitis. Six patients of the clinic were diagnosed wit...
Thu 28 Feb 2008
Brussels - The European Union's member states Thursday agreed to introduce mandatory health warning labels on toys containing small magnets after one child died and dozens of others were seriously injured as a result of swallowing such components. T...
Thu 28 Feb 2008
Abuja - UNICEF said today that more than 140 million women and girls worldwide have suffered genital mutilation. A statement issued on behalf of UN agencies in Abuja said that another 3 million girls a year are at risk of undergoing mutilation. ...
Wed 27 Feb 2008
Wellington - Cigarette packs bearing horror photographs of diseased lungs, gangrenous toes and rotting teeth went on sale in New Zealand Thursday as the latest move in a government anti-smoking campaign. The pictures are similar to those used on pack...