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.
Source: www.timesofindia.com
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.
Source:
http://health.india.com
03.01.2013
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