Posted on Saturday, 1st November 2008 by admin

The French Agency for the Medical Safety of Health Products (AFSSAPS) has announced its intention to tighten controls over cosmetics intended for children of less than 3 years old. In a first time, this measure will mainly concern products given in the advertising boxes offered to young parents by maternity hospitals and that have been criticized recently. However, these controls are meant to be extended to all cosmetic products designed for babies and young children, the agency said in a release.

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Posted on Wednesday, 29th October 2008 by admin

If the proposed in the coalition contract additional health insurance tax comes to life it could push the prices of such insurance up by 6.5 pct, Slovenian business daily Finance writes. Although insurance companies are supposed to pay the tax they will probably also raise the rates for the patients.

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