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3 January, 2013


Bottled water 'less safe' than tap
Bottled water, the benefits of which are so valued that it costs up to 1,000 times more than what comes out of the tap, is subject to far less stringent safety tests than tap water and far from being healthier, to a new study has claimed.

According to a university study, bottled water is also much more likely to be contaminated or become a source of infection, the Daily Mail reported.

The warning suggests that much of the ore than 1.5-billion-pound people from Britain pay for bottled water each year in the belief that it is better for us is spent mistakenly.

On an average, we drink 33 litres of bottled water annually, whether ordinary mineral, fizzy, or 'purified' tap water.

Almost a quarter of people who drink bottled water at home say they do so because they believe it is better for them than tap water, according to market researchers Mintel.

But what these consumers may not realise is that tap water must be checked daily under a rigorous inspection regime.

It also contains trace amounts of chlorine that prevent the spread of anything harmful like bacterialinfections.

By contrast, makers of bottled water are only required to undertake monthly testing at source. Once filled and sealed, a bottle of water might remain in storage for months before it is sold. Bottled water contains no disinfecting additives like chlorine.

After a bottle of water is opened it has no way of remaining sterile, and so must be drunk within days.


03.01.2013



Overseas Indian doctors may practice in India without screening tests
The central government will allow overseas Indian doctors to practice in the country without undergoing screening tests, Union Health Secretary P.K. Pradhan announced on Wednesday at the on-going Global Healthcare Summit in Kochi. The high-profile forum was attended by the top brass from the industry and government officials.
‘The centre is ready with the bill to amend the Medical Council of India (MCI) Act and allow the overseas Indians to practice in their homeland as demanded by the expatriate professionals for long. This is expected during the budget session of parliament,’ said Pradhan.
The central government was planning to improve the secondary care by upgrading district hospitals. ‘There is a huge scope for partnership with the private sector in the areas like diagnostic services and labs,’ he said.
Director General of Health Services Jagadish Prasad urged the private hospitals to reserve 10 percent of services free of cost for the poor under the corporate social responsibility. The government wanted to cooperate with the private sector in the areas like telemedicine, besides preventive measures such as screening, community medicine, upgrading secondary and tertiary care, he said.
03.01.2013







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