Armed Forces on stand-by to man prisons in case of strike
British service personnel are on standby to step in for prison and probation officers amid fears of an illegal strike by trade unions over the privatisation of prisons, the Daily…
Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts
Contact: Melanie Haberstroh melanie.haberstroh@kcl.ac.uk 44-207-848-3076 King's College London A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts.…
Street lights turned off in their thousands to meet carbon emission targets
Huge swathes of Britain are being plunged into darkness as more and more streetlights are switched off by councils and roads authorities. By Claire Duffin 9:00PM BST 27 Oct 2012…
Creepy UK installs CCTV in School’s bathrooms
Wednesday, 12 September 2012 Over 200 UK state schools have installed cameras in bathrooms and changing rooms to monitor students, a recent surveillance survey reported. British parents will likely be…
Excess pneumonia deaths linked to engine exhaust
Repost File 2008 Contact: Rachael Davies rdavies@bma.org.uk 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Atmospheric pollutants and mortalities in English local authority areas Engine exhaust fumes are linked to excess deaths from pneumonia…
Government’s voluntary approach to improving hospital food is not working, argues expert
- 3 out of 5 hospital meals found to contain more salt than a Big Mac In an article published on bmj.com today, she says the government has wasted more…
Trends in heart mortality reversing in younger women ( 2008 )
Public release date: 1-May-2008 Coronary heart disease mortality in younger women could be on the rise, according to findings in the open access journal, BMC Public Health, published by…
Excess pneumonia deaths linked to engine exhaust
Public release date: 14-Apr-2008 Atmospheric pollutants and mortalities in English local authority areas Engine exhaust fumes are linked to excess deaths from pneumonia across England, suggests research published in the…
Getting forgetful? Then blueberries may hold the key
Public release date: 10-Apr-2008 If you are getting forgetful as you get older, then a research team from the University of Reading and the Peninsula Medical School in the Southwest…
Herbal remedy useful for heart failure, review finds – hawthorn extract
Public release date: 22-Jan-2008 Adding another twist to the ongoing debate over the value of an herbal treatment for patients with heart failure, a new review of existing research suggests…
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Sex hormones unrelated to prostate cancer risk
Public release date: 29-Jan-2008 Sex hormones circulating in the blood do not appear to be associated with prostate cancer risk, according to data from 18 prior studies. The analysis…
Fear is stronger motivator to get fit than hope for those worrying about their bodies, says study
Public Release: 27-Nov-2007 Fear of looking unattractive can be a stronger motivation for keeping people going to the gym than the hope of looking good, a study says. Researchers at…
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