Archive for January, 2010

More tainted milk products found in China shops (AFP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

AFP – Melamine-laced milk products have been found on sale in China, state media said on Monday, more than a year after the chemical was blamed for six deaths in a huge scandal over contaminated dairy goods.

More melamine-tainted milk products found in China (AP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

AP – Melamine-tainted dairy products have been pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children were sickened in a massive milk safety scandal, a government spokeswoman said Monday.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products laced with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products laced with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

Cambodian rehab centres torture drug users: rights group (AFP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

AFP – Detainees at Cambodian government-run drug rehabilitation centres suffer “sadistic violence” such as electric shocks, forced labour and rape, a human rights group said Monday.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products tainted with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

Bill Gates worries climate money robs health aid (Reuters)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Reuters – Bill Gates, the world’s richest man and a leading philanthropist, said on Sunday spending by rich countries aimed at combating climate change in developing nations could mean a dangerous cut in aid for health issues.

After 2008 scare, China finds more toxic milk products (Reuters)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Reuters – Authorities in southwestern China have ordered three batches of milk products off shelves because they contain a chemical that killed at least six children in 2008, causing global concern over the made-in-China brand.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products tainted with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

Dog Flu Risk Highest Where Canines Mingle (HealthDay)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Nowadays, even Fido fears the
flu.