Reduced-nicotine cigarettes ‘do not lead to increased smoking intensity’
News24 Aug, 2014 Source: Medical NEWs Today Rearchers have previously been concerned that cigarettes with reduced levels of nicotine could lead to smokers increasing the intensity of their habit in order to satisfy their nicotine cravings. A new…
Ebola Outbreak Claims 2,000 Victims, Kills More Than Half; Experimental Drugs Are On The Way
News14 Aug, 2014 Source: Medical Daily By Anthony Rivas The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is completely out of control, and will most likely get much worse before it can get any better. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Fiji’s schools teach healthy living
News22 Aug, 2014 reference: http://www.who.int/features/2014/fiji-healthy-living/en/ Pupils at Khemendra Primary School in Fiji don’t just learn about healthy food, they help to grow their own. Each class is responsible for cultivating different…
WHO calls for stronger action on climate-related health risks
News27 Aug, 2014 reference: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/climate-health-risks-action/en/ 27 AUGUST 2014 ¦ GENEVA - Previously unrecognized health benefits could be realized from fast action to reduce climate change…
Ugandan team brings Ebola experience to Liberia
News28 Aug, 2014 reference:http://www.who.int/features/2014/ugandan-ebola-team/en/ A team of Ugandan doctors and health workers are deployed by WHO to provide medical support for an Ebola treatment centre in Monrovia, Liberia. This team comes with…
WHO issues roadmap to scale up international response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa
News28 Aug, 2014 reference: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2014/ebola-roadmap/en/ The aim is to stop ongoing Ebola transmission worldwide within 6–9 months, while rapidly managing the consequences of any further international…
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C-4: Other Publications14 Aug, 2014 reference: http://www.mps.org.my/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=37&action=view&retrieveid=3930 SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Members, Just when the last ketupat is about to be consumed, the Council of the Malaysian…
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C-4: Other Publications1 Aug, 2014 reference:http://www.mps.org.my/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=37&action=view&retrieveid=3918 SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Members, This is a special message from the Organizing Committee of the 25th FAPA Congress…
Taking your medicine
News17 Aug, 2014 reference: http://www.mps.org.my/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=36&action=view&retrieveid=3931 Is the call for the separation of prescribing and dispensing roles in healthcare a positive step for patients? A DOCTOR’S…
PHARMACISTS: Prescribing vs dispensing
News6 Aug, 2014 reference: http://www.mps.org.my/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=36&action=view&retrieveid=3926 WE refer to the debate on the separation of roles of doctors and pharmacists in the dispensing and prescribing of medication…