News tagged with cash register


US: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up (Update)

The U.S. government on Tuesday lowered to 15 the age at which girls can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription and said the emergency contraception no longer has to be kept behind pharmacy counters.

Medications created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Plastic chemical may expose foetuses to cancer (Update)

France said Tuesday it would call for Europe-wide controls on a paper product containing bisphenol A after a watchdog agency said the widely-used chemical may expose unborn children to breast cancer later in life.

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Widespread exposure to BPA substitute is occurring from cash register receipts, other paper

People are being exposed to higher levels of the substitute for BPA in cash register thermal paper receipts and many of the other products that engendered concerns about the health effects of bisphenol A, ...

Health created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0