BMJ  2007;334:1132 (2 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.39227.457037.4E

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Pregnant women told not to drink alcohol: The Department of Health in England has revised its guidance on drinking alcohol for pregnant women and women trying to conceive to avoid confusion and to bring it into line with the rest of the UK. The new guidance advises total abstinence for this group of women.

Deaths in Panama caused by contaminated cough syrup: Regulatory and health agencies around the world have warned drug manufacturers to check the purity of glycerin after dozens of deaths in Panama last autumn were found to have been caused by glycerin contaminated with dietheylene glycol. The glycerin was used as a sweetener in cough syrup. World Health Organization officials are calling for member countries, especially developing countries, to take steps to strengthen national regulatory systems and to follow WHO's guidelines on good manufacturing practice.

BMA appoints acting chairman: Sam Everington, an east London GP, has been . . . [Full text of this article]


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