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Health Highlights: May 25, 2012

25 May 2012

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Health Canada slow to move against alcoholic energy drinks

25 May 2012

Health Canada isn't ready to crack down on pre-mixed alcoholic energy drinks, despite a long-standing request from government inspectors for direction on what "action can be taken against these products," internal records show.

Chronic diseases are health ministers' target -WHO

25 May 2012

GENEVA (Reuters) - The world's health ministers have agreed to try to cut premature deaths from chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and cancer by 25 percent by 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. Heart disease, diabetes, cancers and chronic respiratory illnesses are the biggest killer globally, according to the United Nations agency. They account for 36 million ...