Amanda Sandford, research manager for Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), called for a smoking ban in all public places.
The alarming rates of sexually transmitted diseases among teens call for immediate action, health officials say.
An ex-Royal Navy medical officer is to stand for the National Health Action Party in the Eastleigh by-election after disgraced Chris Huhne quit.
Dr Arun Bal, head of the Association for Consumers Action on Safety and Health in Mumbai, alleges that subjects are often asked to sign consent forms in English and that women are pressured into signing by their families.
The legislator, speaking on condition of not being identified, cited loopholes in the federal database for background checks on gun sales as well as issues involving mental health checks as possibilities for executive action.
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The CEO Cancer Gold Standard is a result of this collaboration, and marks the first-ever accreditation process established for employers to take action in five key areas of health: diet and nutrition, physical activity, tobacco cessation, screening for early detection of cancer and access to quality medical treatment and clinical trials.
Amanda Sandford, research manager for the organisation Action on Smoking and Health, said smoking tobacco causes a whole range of diseases such as heart disease, respiratory disorders and cancer, while using NRT as an aid to stopping has none of these risks.
The NCT called for urgent action to reduce Caesareans to World Health Organization recommended levels of 10-15% of births.
Dr Barr criticised the pace of "urgent action" and called on Local Health Boards for more to be done to improve neonatal services.
What the people need is action - action to improve public health, action to provide a clean and safe environment in hospitals, action to improve services for people with long-term diseases and action to provide NHS dental services.
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Opting for new direction centered around the Refresh Project--a digital platform for action to reward those with big ideas for improving communities across the areas of arts and culture, charity, health, neighborhood and education--Pepsi had many innovative ways the Refresh Project would be featured in the digital space.
Mental Health Charity Mind called for urgent government action.
These presidents took the right kind of action, for the benefit of the American people and for the health of our relations around the world.
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They have also signed up to the Business in the Community's action on health pledge providing diabetes risk assessments and general check ups for staff in work.
The White House, with a hyperactivity reminiscent of its push for health-care reform, has been encouraging speedy compromise and action.
Across the Administration, agencies have already turned words into action to generate on-the-ground health, environmental and economic results for American communities.
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It has set up a review headed by Sir Donald Acheson, a former chief medical officer of health, to examine evidence on inequalities and make recommendations for action.
The progress of the health care reform plan was not a great guide for stock market action.
And are you having discussions with them or with other health providers, in terms of anticipating getting ready for the Supreme Court action?
Taking action now to manage climate risks can be viewed as an insurance policy for the Nation's future health and economic prosperity.
"It has to be the highest priority for everyone at the Department of Health and in the NHS to ensure that the appropriate action is taken, " he said.
Norman Lamb, health minister and Lib Dem MP for North Norfolk welcomed the review, saying decisive action was needed not only to build public confidence in the service but also to rebuild the trust of staff.
After previous legal action by the charity, the department of health issued a 20-page document in 2009 containing guidance for health professionals on the termination of pregnancy in Northern Ireland.
Martin Dockrell, from the charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), said although the council was legally obliged to get the best return for investors it was not obliged to invest in tobacco.
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