the association of physicians in India has decided to raise Rs 1 crore through endorsements this financial year. The decision comes a year after the Indian Medical Association, or ima, faced flak for endorsing food products. When ima had endorsed PepsiCo

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Supreme court order dated 3rd September, 2009 contained in the Record of Proceedings of the Court dated 28th August, 2009, passed in the Interlocutory Applications Nos.275-77, 316, 317 etc. etc. in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13029 of 1985 on advertisement policy suggested by the EPCA.

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Overuse of emergency contraceptives can kill A 21-year-old came to the Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi, bleeding profusely. She had had an emergency contraceptive pill within three days of unprotected intercourse. She thought the bleeding was a side effect of the pill. But she was informed she was pregnant and the foetus had implanted in her fallopian tube. The doctor prepared for an abortion.

The Ministry of Health has finally asked the tobacco industry to make arrangements for printing of pictorial health warnings on 50 percent of cigarette packs and outers.

Differences between the Finance and Transport departments of the UT Administration have held up three major projects of public transport.

The three projects

The rickshaw has got a new image, it competes with retail

Bidis and smokeless tobacco are the cheapest, least taxed and most commonly used tobacco products in India. They are highly addictive and high in carcinogens. They cause a broad spectrum of diseases; yet awareness about their ill-effects is low. Smokeless tobacco products containing arecanut, e.g. gutka and mawa, are especially addictive and carcinogenic.

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