2. Ontario Doctors Call for Strong
Action to help children maintain a
healthy weight
3. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
wants the government to put higher taxes
on junk food.
Doctors say that higher costs would make
it harder for children to buy junk food.
4. They also want high fat and sugary foods
that have little nutritional value, to have
more information and even warnings on
the packaging
5. And they want less junk food
advertising, especially targeting children.
These are just three strong actions
doctors say will help children eat less junk
food, keep their weight at a healthy level
and live a longer life.
6.
7. A round of free HIV tests
administered in shopping
centers in Tallinn, Tartu and
Jõhvi
8. A total of 659 people were tested over 6
hours on December 1, worldwide AIDS
day, Health Estonia Foundation said.
9. In light of past that people`s awareness
of the disease continues to be low.
One of the initiators, Keit Fomotštkin, said
those who underwent the quick test
deserved praise.
12. The Blood Center has put out the call for
donations from people with O negative
blood.
13. The supply of O type blood with a Rh
factor of negative has dropped to the
lowest, one out of ten "drops" on the
Blood Center's
website, www.verekeskus.ee.
