Health authorities monitoring botox use after deaths overseas
By Greta Georges
Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: There have been no local deaths associated with the use of botulinum toxin or botox, says Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority.
Still, the agency is keeping a close watch for any severe ... Read more.
Written on Monday, October 13th, 2008 | Posted in
Singapore News
China sets limits on melamine levels in milk products
Wu Jiao
China Daily
Chinese authorities on Wednesday set standards for melamine levels in milk and associated food products to allay fears following a contaminated milk powder scandal.
The limits were set at 1 mg per kg for infant formula, and 2.... Read more.
Written on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 | Posted in
China News
China sets limits on melamine levels in milk products
By Wu Jiao (China Daily)
The authorities Wednesday set standards for melamine levels in milk and associated food products to allay fears following a contaminated milk powder scandal.
The limits were set at 1 mg per kg for infant formula, and 2.5 ... Read more.
Written on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 | Posted in
China News
Good move on bad drugs: the Ranbaxy scandal
ROGER BATE
The US Food and Drug Administration has just banned 30 drugs from India’s giant Ranbaxy Laboratories because of quality fears but the move is long overdue and Ranbaxy continues to supply the developing world with other drugs that are not c... Read more.
Written on Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | Posted in
General News
HOME REVIEW
TOT chief ‘on standby’
The Finance Ministry is withholding approval of Varut Suvakorn as the new president of your TOT; nothing personal, though, the ministry just wants to get the purchase of a 431-million-baht new Internet Protocol bandwidth expansion out of the way before ... Read more.
Written on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 | Posted in
Thailand Features