| AG questions advice from health hotline The Victorian auditor-general has found one in every 25 callers to the Government's Nurse-On-Call telephone hotline, is receiving unsafe medical advice. abc.net.au |
Toy recall, report signal small-battery dangers By LINDSEY TANNER 2010-09-20T20:02:19ZCHICAGO (AP) -- Swallowing button batteries can be fatal or cause serious harm, and research suggests that severe injuries in children, though relatively scarce, are on the rise.... hosted.ap.org |
Data firm sees 2011 drug sales rising 5-7 percent By LINDA A. JOHNSON 2010-10-07T04:09:58ZTRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Revenue from global prescription drug sales should increase 5 percent to 7 percent next year, reaching at least $880 billion, fueled by new drugs and rising sales in developing countries, according to drug data firm IMS Health.... hosted.ap.org |
Gillard warns Keneally on OHS backdown Prime Minister Julia Gillard has attacked the New South Wales Government for backing away from a national agreement on occupational health and safety reform. abc.net.au |
Fatal car crashes involving teen drivers drop By MIKE STOBBE 2010-10-21T16:54:32ZATLANTA (AP) -- Fatal car crashes involving teen drivers fell by about a third over five years, according to a new federal report that partly credits the drop to tougher state limits on younger drivers.... hosted.ap.org |