BMJ  2005;331:420 (20 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7514.420

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Mumbai floods lead to disease outbreaks: More than 200 people died of suspected leptospirosis and other infections in Mumbai and its suburbs last week, after the severe flooding at the end of July. City officials said that hospitals have also admitted 4000 patients with symptoms of leptospirosis, gastrointestinal infections, malaria, and dengue fever.

Agency issues safety guide on drugs for children: The European Medicines Agency has launched safety guidelines on the use of drugs in children, after finding that more than 50% of prescribed drugs are unlicensed or off-label for this use. See www.emea.eu.int/pdfs/human/phvwp/23591005en.pdf

Patients need to be warned of codeine addiction risk: The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has asked manufacturers of over the counter painkillers that contain codeine and dihydrocodeine to update their information leaflets and include a warning that taking codeine regularly and for a long time could lead to addiction.

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