By Asma Ali Zain DUBAI – Hospitals and clinics in the emirate have been given six months to be licensed as Vaccine Qualified Clinics in order to be able to offer immunisation services, according to a new policy outlined by the Dubai Health Authority on Sunday. The authority announced that the policy would improve the […]
Oral sex, oral cancer?
By Janice Budd, Associate Editor Doctors cite health risk as more Jamaicans engaging in oral sex. A local medical specialist is urging Jamaicans to be cautious in their selection of sex partners and how they indulge in oral sex with multiple partners, given the results of a study in the United States warning of a […]
Parents need doctor's note to skip vaccinations
By Chris Sullivan, 97.3 KIRO FM Reporter The days of parents simply opting out of vaccinating their children in Washington are over. Governor Gregoire signed a bill this week that requires parents to get a doctor’s note before they can refuse immunizations. Read more….
A Shot of India: The Vaccine Market
By Seema Singh Big Pharma is looking for immunity from a fall in revenues as blockbuster drugs go off patent. They are finding it in Indian vaccine makers. The year was 2009. The company that was up for grabs was Shantha Biotech. And advances came from three big pharmaceutical companies. Eventually, France’s Sanofi-Aventis acquired the […]
Rwanda launches fight against cervical cancer
By Berna Namata Rwanda could become the first country in Africa to effectively fight cervical cancer following the launch of a comprehensive national prevention programme last week. Rwanda will be the first country in Africa to offer a national prevention programme that includes the most advanced technologies and tools to protect girls and women from […]
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