Asma Ali Zain

DUBAI — In an attempt to make cigarettes inaccessible to underage youth, officials are mulling over banning groceries near schools and sports stadiums.

In an attempt to make cigarettes inaccessible to underage youth, officials are mulling over banning groceries near schools and sports stadiums.

In an attempt to make cigarettes inaccessible to underage youth, officials are mulling over banning groceries near schools and sports stadiums.

DUBAI — A snap-shot price comparison has found that patients in the UAE pay at least four times more for a branded drug than its generic version available in retail pharmacies.

A snap-shot price comparison has found that patients in the UAE pay at least four times more for a branded drug than its generic version available in retail pharmacies.

Consumers who have bought over-the-counter pain relief drug Tylenol have been asked to return the medicine, affected by a particular chemical which gives it a ‘mouldy odour’.

DUBAI - The Ministry of Health on Saturday ordered a recall of over-the-counter pain and fever relief drug Tylenol due to a musty odour that has made people in the US sick. The move followed US Food and Drug Authority’s (FDA) alert issued on Friday in three countries — the UAE, America and Fiji.

DUBAI - Despite admitting ignorance about the details of the week-old federal Anti-Tobacco Law, the general public seems to be ready to follow the rules nevertheless.

Despite admitting ignorance about the details of the week-old federal Anti-Tobacco Law, the general public seems to be ready to follow the rules.

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A ‘health tax’ on cigarettes has been proposed. Should the Cabinet approve it, people in the UAE will have to pay more to smoke, a senior health ministry official said.