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Government is all set to ban foreign direct investment (FDI) in cigarette manufacturing. A cabinet note towards this end has been prepared by the commerce and industry ministry and circulated among the other ministries of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA). A ban on FDI in manufacturing Read More...
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The Heart Foundation is calling for the government to take bold action to prevent Maori dying prematurely from tobacco related illnesses. The call comes as submissions on the Maori Affairs Inquiry into the Tobacco Industry in Aotearoa and the Consequences of Tobacco Use for Maori are being heard this Read More...
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Indiana lawmakers are considering a proposal to eliminate the state's anti-smoking agency and transfer its duties to the State Health Department. The proposal is aimed at saving the state money, but some are concerned it could set back prevention efforts, too. According to an Associated Press report, Read More...
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DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales. Read More...
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President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag, but it may be the only program passed. Read More...
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B.C. Health Minister Kevin Falcon says he has a plan to market health-care services to rich, offshore patients similar to the way the province sells higher education to foreign students. Read More...
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A cancer patient who successfully helped lobby the New Brunswick government to fund an expensive cancer drug is now shifting his focus to P.E.I. in an effort to have Avastin funded by that province. Read More...
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Vaccinating children against seasonal flu helps protect others in their community, a new Canadian study suggests. Read More...
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A baby girl's body began to shut down hours after swallowing a lethal dose of methadone in her Calgary home, a manslaughter trial has heard. Read More...
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Sales of sugary drinks have fallen in the U.S., the result of an effort to tackle obesity, the beverage industry says. Read More...
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