How Toxic Cough Syrup Got to Store Shelves, Plus the Women ’s World Cup: A Week of Big Take
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UFC ’s ‘Prime’ sponsor just got banned in Canada, Logan Paul loses his mind (Video)
PRIME Energy drink is not welcome in Canada, eh. That might not seem like a problem on the surface, since social media influencers Logan Paul and KSI, the (cough) “brains” behind the operation, do not distribute the hyper-caffeinated product in Canada, but that hasn’t stopped bootleggers from…#loganpaul #ksi #cbcnews #montreal #walmartcanada #glenfordjameson #primeenergy #alphaland #cfia #chuckschumer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
BANGKOK -- A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he’s just bought in a central Bangkok weed shop, pulling out a gram of buds to chop down in a small black grinder, before rolling them neatly into a joint. Only the slight spillage onto the smoking lounge’s table — and his cough as he…#bangkok #thailand #marijuana #singapore #netherlands #shanghai #singaporean #kueakarunthongwilai #malaysia #philippines (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does Aspartame Cause Cancer or Is It Safe to Consume? What to Know About the Sweetener
The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking at the same evidence said it still considers the sugar substitute safe in limited quantities.
The differing results of the coordinated reviews were released early Friday. One came from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a special branch of the WHO. The other report was from an expert panel selected by WHO and another U.N. group, the Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Source: TIME: Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maria Cheng and Jonel Aleccia / AP Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition wire Source Type: news
Does Aspartame Cause Cancer or Is It Safe to Consume? The Latest Evidence About the Artificial Sweetener
The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking at the same evidence said it still considers the sugar substitute safe in limited quantities.
The differing results of the coordinated reviews were released early Friday. One came from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a special branch of the WHO. The other report was from an expert panel selected by WHO and another U.N. group, the Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Source: TIME: Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maria Cheng and Jonel Aleccia / AP Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition wire Source Type: news
Whooping cough still spreading as southern Alberta outbreak grows
Dozens more cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been identified as an outbreak in southern Alberta shows no signs of letting up. And sporadic cases of the highly contagious disease, which can be prevented through vaccination, are popping up elsewhere in the province. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he’s just bought in a central Bangkok weed shop, pulling out a gram of buds to chop down in a small black grinder, before rolling them neatly into a joint. Only the slight spillage onto the smoking lounge’s table — and his cough as he lights up…#bangkok #thailand #marijuana #singapore #netherlands #shanghai #singaporean #kueakarunthongwilai #malaysia #philippines (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India demands higher manufacturing standards from small drugmakers
India is demanding higher standards from small and medium-sized drugmakers, the health minister said on Tuesday, in a bid to improve product quality after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to deaths of children overseas. India's image as the "pharmacy of the world", offering cheaper alternatives to Western products, took a hit following the deaths of at least 89 children in Gambia and Uzbekistan last year after consuming cough syrups made in India. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Poisoned Cough Syrup Killed Kids. Authorities Cut the Investigation Short
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AHA News: Flu-Related Myocarditis Is Rare But Can Be Fatal, as Ohio Family Learned
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Last December, during the week before winter break, Abbie Hauler caught the flu. She had a deep cough and began complaining of chest pain. Her mother, Angie Hauler, told her to stay home and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Drug regulator to issue warning against Pholcodine in cough syrups
The World Health Organisation (WHO) had earlier issued a safety alert warning regulators around the world about the potential dangers of pholcodine use. The matter regarding the use of Pholcodine containing cough and cold remedies and risk of perioperative was deliberated by the drug regulator's Subject Expert committee (SEC) in a meeting held last month. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Tesla ordered to cough up data for Autopilot probe or face heavy fines
An investigation by America's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into the safety of Tesla Autopilot has led to a threat of fines if Elon Musk's electric car company doesn't hand over the data requested. If Tesla doesn't comply with the order in the NHTSA's July 3 letter [PDF],…#nhtsa #teslaautopilot #elonmusk #tesla #pdf #register #autopilot (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccination Is the Best Bet Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs — Experts
Experts encourage parents to vaccinate their children against typhoid to ensure that the child has access to clean drinking water. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS By Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Jul 6 2023 (IPS) The first thing you notice about eight-month-old Manahil Zeeshan is how tiny she looks on the adult-size hospital bed at the government-run Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) in Korangi, a neighbourhood in Karachi.
Her right foot is taped with a cannula, and she whimpers incessantly. “I have been in and out of the hospital for the last seven days,” said Uzma Mohammad, Zeeshan’s mom, with worry lines...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Africa Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Inequality Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan Source Type: news
Wood Smoke Continues to Make Women Sick in El Salvador
Cecilia Menjivar, a tortilla maker in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, takes a break from cooking corn in a pot that is one meter high and 50 centimeters in diameter, heated by a wood stove. Many women in urban and rural areas run these small businesses, aware of the damage to their health caused by the smoke, but the economic situation forces them to use firewood, which is much cheaper than liquefied gas. CREDIT: Edgardo Ayala / IPSBy Edgardo AyalaSAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador , Jul 4 2023 (IPS) Using a few dry sticks as fuel, Margarita Ramos of El Salvador lit the fire in her wood stove and set about frying...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edgardo Ayala Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Energy Environment Featured Food and Agriculture Gender Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Categori Source Type: news
Soon you may need doctor's prescription for cough syrups
The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), India's apex drug advisory body, in its meeting last month was also considering a proposal for exempting dried Ivy leaf extract sugar free cough syrup from the requirements of a prescription. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - June 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
