Aug 28
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Internet, Tobacco | Comments off
NZ Herald, By Adam Roberts, 26 August 2010
“British American Tobacco (BAT) has denied claims it uses video-sharing website YouTube to market its products, as research released today from Otago University claimed. The study examined the video results for a YouTube search for five leading cigarette brands and found at least 71 percent of the videos had content which was supportive of smoking.”
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Aug 26
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Health Law, Internet, Medical Boards and Associations, Tobacco | Comments off
NZ Herald, By Adam Roberts. 26 August 2010
“Tobacco companies have turned to video-sharing website YouTube to market their products, new research from Otago University suggests. This is despite the obligation in 168 countries to ban all mainstream tobacco advertising, under a World Health Organisation (WHO) agreement which went into effect in 2005.”
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Aug 19
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Addictions, Illegal drug use, Internet | Comments off
NZ Herald, NZPA, 19 August 2010
“Two websites launched yesterday are using “raw, authentic and uncensored” video testimonials from former addicts to help people off drugs. DrugHelp.org.nz and MethHelp.org.nz are part of a three-year, $1 million project by the Drug Foundation and Ministry of Health and have recovering addicts tell their own stories and give information on treatment options and practical advice about dealing with withdrawal.”
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Aug 18
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Internet, Product Liability, Safety | Comments off
BBC- 16 August, 2010
Author: Sima Kotecha
“Opticians say American teenagers are risking their eyesight by wearing a controversial contact lens to make their eyes look bigger. The lenses are illegal to sell in the US because they haven’t been approved by federal health officials, but they can bought online from foreign websites.”
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Aug 17
Posted by Edwina Light in Electronic Medical Records, Internet, Resource Allocation, Rural Health | Comments off
Australian Labor Party, 16 August 2010
“A re-elected Gillard Labor Government will modernise the health system and deliver better health services by providing Medicare rebates for online consultations across a range of specialties for the first time. …Federal Labor’s $392.3 million investment will provide:
Find announcement details here, and responses from the Coalition, AMA, RACGP, AGPN, RDAA.
Aug 15
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Children, Health information and education, Internet, Western Australian Health Services | Comments off
WA Health Media Releases 13 August 2010
“The Department of Health has launched a new website as a one-stop information point for new and expecting parents across the State. The website at www.health.wa.gov.au/havingababy has been designed specifically for WA parents and contains information about every stage of maternity care. The site contains a comprehensive range of information to help prepare for pregnancy, being pregnant, labour and birth and after their baby is born. Women and their families can also access details about care options, support organisations, Aboriginal resources, information in other languages and links to many other relevant sources and facts.”
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Aug 7
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Health Law, Health information and education, Internet, Medical Boards and Associations, The Pharmaceutical Industry | Comments off
Bloomberg BusinessWeek, By Graham Gross, 6 August 2010
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned a pharmaceutical company that its use of the Facebook Share button to promote a cancer-fighting medication violates FDA requirements for disclosing information about drugs. The FDA, in a letter sent to drug-maker Novartis Pharmaceuticals July 29, tells the company that its use of Facebook Share to promote Tasigna is incomplete and misleading.”
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Jul 29
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Internet, The Pharmaceutical Industry, Whistleblowing | Comments off
CBC News, AP, 27 July 2010
“An online pharmacy that falsely claims to be Canadian has led to stern warnings from Health Canada. Global Pharmacy Canada, the agency cautions, is not a licensed pharmacy in Canada nor are its products authorized for sale.”
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Jul 26
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Health information and education, Internet, Public Health, Vaccination | Comments off
Medical Observer- 26 July, 2010
Author: Rada Rouse
“The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) today issued a public warning against the AVN for its failure to state material on its website is not medical advice.”
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Jul 22
Posted by Nancy Lentz in Global and International Health, Internet, Organs and Tissue | Comments off
The Scotsman, By Brian Donnelly, 19 July 2010
“Sarah Taylor was one of about 84,000 Americans in need of a kidney transplant. She also was one of a few people who have been able to meet their medical needs through Facebook. Taylor, 53, had been in renal failure for eight years and in desperate need of a kidney. One night, she was on Facebook and decided to post a message.”
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