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Jan
19
2012

UK Medicines Legislation – Consolidation & Review

The GPhC has responded to the MHRA’s consolidation and review of UK medicines legislation (MLX 375). A copy of this response is now available online in PDF format. Click here.

Jul
25
2010

HHS July Meeting Attendance Confirmed

A meeting of the US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 is to take place on the 26th July 2010.  Places at this meeting are extremely limited in numbers but it has been confirmed today that Mark Bannon as a representative of [...]

Mar
27
2010

FDA: Outbreaks Related to Drinking Raw Milk

Pasteurisation of milk products packaged for human consumption, with the exception of a few aged cheeses, has been an FDA requirement since 1987.  Diseases such as listeriosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria and brucellosis may be acquired due to the consumption of unpasteurised milk products. A total of eighty five outbreaks of human infections reported [...]

Mar
14
2010

Live Recording of BPSA Conference

Yesterday the British Pharmaceutical Students Association held their second Eastern Area Conference for 2010 in Norwich, United Kingdom.  During this event they used IHRI’s “Virtual 3D” learning & training platform technology to record several speakers along with question and answer sessions held throughout the day.  These recordings allowed users to both interactively take part in [...]

Feb
7
2010

BPSA Executive Meeting

Attended the executive meeting of the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association.  Previous day had discussed with BPSA various issues regarding the “IHRI Virtual” service.  Today presented additional information to their executive council.

Feb
6
2010

BPSA Representative Meeting

Attended the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association Representatives Meeting.  Discussed with BPSA various issues regarding the implementation of IHRI Virtual version four on a national basis.

Nov
8
2009

Water Purity

We often talk of clean water playing a major part in the improvement of health within third world countries but in many first world countries water purity is still an issue.   This year IHRI hopes to bring the topic of water purity to the fore.  Clean unpolluted water is a must for any society and we [...]