Brussels - The European Union's member states Thursday agreed to introduce mandatory health warning labels on toys containing small magnets after one child died and dozens of others were seriously injured as a result of swallowing such components. ....more
Berlin - A German organic-foods company has withdrawn its 'fair trade' chocolate from the market after testers found in it high levels of a substance that causes cancer. ....more
Manila - The Philippines has banned the sale of imported Chinese food products in school canteens amid reports that the goods contain cancer-causing formaldehyde, the education department said Thursday. ....more
Wellington - New Zealand's Ministry of Health is testing an Indian toothpaste which has been banned in Canada where authorities said it contained harmful bacteria and a toxic chemical, it was reported on Wednesday. ....more
Wellington - New Zealand retailers say independent tests have proved that Chinese-made clothing poses no risk to health, it was reported on Tuesday. ....more
New Delhi - After China's toxic toys and jewellery worried authorities in the United States, made-in-China counterfeit Viagra has rattled police in India's financial capital of Mumbai, a newspaper reported Monday. ....more
Why is radiation therapy so stigmatized? After all, it is a very useful treatment and its benefits far outweigh its risks. How can a modality that cures cancer and spares people from mutilating cancer surgery, such as the removal of the voice box, a mastectomy, and the amputation of limbs, be so fearsome? ....more
