HerbDay - Executive Summary
HerbDay is a coordinated series of independently produced public educational events celebrating the importance of herbs and herbalism. HerbDay was conceived of by five nonprofit organizations with interests in herbs and herbalism (the HerbDay Coalition)[1], to raise public awareness about the significance of herbs in our lives and the many ways [...]
Sodium: Are you getting too much?
FDA may set new limits on salt in processed foods, but you can make healthier choices today. See how much sodium you need, what high-sodium foods to avoid, and ways to cook without added sodium.
You’ve been trying to eat less sodium — just a pinch of table salt on your [...]
Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin
The Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin is produced six times a year by the Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee.
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isphosphonate drugs and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)
Advice from the Therapeutic Goods Administration
11 December 2007
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) continues to alert prescribing doctors, dentists, pharmacists and consumers to the uncommon but important association of the use of bisphosphonate drugs with osteonecrosis of the jaw.
The bisphosphonates are a very clinically useful class of medicines. They [...]
EU food giants change ads for children to boost healthy lifestyle
5:00AM Thursday December 13, 2007
Leading companies in Europe’s vast food and drinks industry have agreed to change their policy on advertising for children, setting standards on nutritional content to encourage healthier lifestyles, they said on Tuesday.
The move followed recent calls by the European [...]
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Hypericum
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Hypericum
Around 400, see text
Adenotrias Jaub. & Spach
Androsaemum Duhamel
Androsemum Link
Ascyrum L.
Lianthus N.Robson
Olympia Spach
Sanidophyllum Small
Sarothra L.
Takasagoya Y.Kimura
Triadenia Spach
Hypericum is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants [...]
Call for rethink in obesity fight
Obesity rates are set to double
Obesity cannot be tackled by just encouraging healthier eating and more exercise, health experts say. The experts, led by a London-based academic, say governments should adopt more sophisticated approaches.
Work conditions, food subsidies, town planning and advert [...]
Meat linked to lung cancer: study
Dread meat … processed meats found to be carcinogenic.
Photo: Mark Chew
People who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats have a higher risk of several types of cancer, including lung cancer and colorectal cancer, US researchers say.
The work is the first big study to [...]
Hospitals miss warning on deadly disease
5:00AM Saturday December 08, 2007
By Martin Johnston
Auckland City Hospital failed to clearly inform Middlemore Hospital that a transferred patient might have been exposed to the deadly Creutzfeld-Jakob disease.
The mistake - which created the risk of spreading the fatal brain condition - happened because the young girl’s [...]
