Health Tips

November 30, 2011

1 Year for Big Tobacco to Get Plain Packs Into Gear

Filed under: Health Care — Nancy @ 10:26 pm -0800

Tobacco companies have a full year to transition to plain packaging, with regulations setting out the specific requirements for the retail packaging and appearance of cigarettes under the Australian Government’s world-leading plain packaging legislation released today.

from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr11-nr-nr255.htm

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More on mayoral recount and some elections trivia

Filed under: Health Care — Nancy @ 10:03 pm -0800

As we mentioned in yesterday’s story on the impending recount in the Port Orchard mayor’s race, one need look no farther than the 5-vote difference between leader Tim Matthes and incumbent Lary Coppola to know that the campaign has literally created a rift in the town. Both candidates have said that, if elected, they’d offer [...]

from: http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2011/11/30/more-on-mayoral-recount-and-some-elections-trivia/

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New Cancer, HIV and Other Drugs Listed on the PBS

Filed under: Health Care — Nancy @ 8:00 pm -0800

More than 160,000 patients will benefit directly from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from today, including patients being treated for cancer, HIV and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr11-nr-nr256.htm

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