Dutch GPs call for ban on Novartis products

Congress floors call for a ban on boxing.

THE RCN will not be joining doctors in demands for boxing to be banned after a motion calling for the sport to be outlawed was thrown out.

A call for an international ban on asbestos.

Lumiracoxib (Novartis).

Lumiracoxib, an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), is under development by Novartis for the potential treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and pain. By late December 2000, phase III trials had been initiated and were ongoing in December 2001.

The Lancet's call to ban smoking in the UK.

underwent rigorous peer review by two highly regarded epidemiologists, an expert statistician, and a four-member BMJ editorial committee. 3000 words of text, ten detailed tables of results, and the entire review process are posted on bmj.com. In addition to our own pointby-point response to criticisms, the BMJ’s Editor has twice defended the publication of the paper. Our paper can, and must, be...

Should Canadian health care professionals support the call for a worldwide ban on asbestos?