BMJ  2006;332:320 (11 February), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7537.320

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Pakistani doctors boycott European drugs: Pakistani doctors have declared a boycott on drugs from firms based in Europe after the publication in Denmark of controversial cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammed. Shahid Rao of the Pakistan Medical Association said the association's doctors had come to a "unanimous" decision to back the boycott.

Polio is eradicated in two African countries: Indigenous polio has been eradicated in Egypt and Niger, the World Health Organization announced last week. It remains endemic in Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and has re-emerged in Angola, Chad, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Nepal, Niger, Somalia, and Yemen. In 2005, WHO's original target year for eradication, the world had 1831 infections, up from 1189 in 2004.

Two European countries face legal action over tobacco advertisements: Germany and Luxembourg face legal action for failing to implement European Union legislation banning tobacco advertising in the media. The European Commission has given both governments two . . . [Full text of this article]


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