Herbal clampdown: alternative medicines face stricter regulation

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Herbal product dealers and makers complain that Canada's Health Protection Branch is being far too harsh in its increased denial of federal drug marketing approvals to herbal and traditional remedies. They also fear that the Codex Alimentarius, dominated by industry, will further restrict them.

Canada, Laws, regulations and rules, Medicine, Herbal, Herbal medicine, Pharmaceutical policy, Canada. Department of National Health and Welfare. Health Protection Branch

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Heat that can kill; roadside athletic teams will watch for athletes in distress

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Excessive heat and humidity are major issues for athletes and spectators alike at the 1996 Summer Olympic in Atlanta, Georgia. Temperatures have averaged 31 degrees Celsius, and although most athletic teams have spent time acclimatizing, spectators may not be so well prepared.

Health aspects, Natural history, Atlanta, Georgia, Olympics

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Boys, girls and brainpower: the sexes differ in more than appearance

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Research conducted by McMaster Univ psychologist Sandra Witelson and colleagues lends support to the view that there are marked gender differences in brain function. Witelson has found sex differences pertaining to dyslexia, temporal lobe size, and cerebral laterality.

Research, Analysis, Cover Story, Brain research, Sex differences (Psychology), Witelson, Sandra

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