Cigarette packets should have plain packaging to make smoking less attractive, ministers have suggested.
The government plans to ask retailers to cover up displays of cigarettes from next year to protect children.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said “glitzy designs on packets” attracted children to smoking and it made sense to look at “less attractive packaging”. Read the rest of this entry »
The government has apologised to the families of dead nuclear workers whose body parts were taken for testing without their knowledge.
The Redfern Inquiry was ordered when it emerged in 2007 that tissue was taken from 65 workers at Sellafield in Cumbria between 1962 and 1992.
Publishing the report, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said it was “regrettable” that organs were taken. Read the rest of this entry »
The global economic downturn led levels of work-related stress in the UK to soar, a British Academy report says.
Author Tarani Chandola, a University of Manchester sociologist, says those who kept jobs during the recession are affected as much as those left jobless. Read the rest of this entry »
People who work with a laptop computer resting on their legs have been warned that they could be permanently damaging their skin.
A medical report has found that placing the devices next to skin for long periods of time can lead to “toasted skin syndrome,” an unusual-looking mottled skin condition caused by long-term heat exposure. Read the rest of this entry »
The “once in a generation” finding could allow scientists to create a new generation of drugs that can simply turn down up the theshold at which the body fells pain.
The international study, including scientists at Oxford University, found that a gene called TRESK appears to be fundamental in causing migraines. Read the rest of this entry »
Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.
The link between gum and heart problems has long been recognised but it is unclear if poor oral health is simply a marker of a person’s general wellbeing.
UK and Irish experts now say bacteria enter the bloodstream via sore gums and deposit a clot-forming protein. Read the rest of this entry »
While you may hear a lot about bulimia and anorexia, one of the lesser-known weight loss problems in the US is binge eating. Binge eating is devastating for your body.
It may cause heart disease, diabetes, and a number of other medical conditions, which at the end may unfortunately lead even to death. Therefore, it is essential to learn about binge eating and to seek qualified medical help if you think this could be a problem for you. Read the rest of this entry »