UK lags a lot behind other countries when it comes to survival rates for common cancer and in a bid to change that improve upon the overall cancer fighting strategy, the UK…
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Charity voices concern over waiting times for autism diagnosis
The National Autistic Society, UK has called on NHS England and Government to take urgent action to reduce unacceptable waiting times for autism diagnosis stating that waiting times for autism diagnosis is…
Canada one step closer to banning microbeads
The Canadian government is one step closer to banning microbeads n personal care products – a step the government says is in the direction of continuing to protect Canadian families and the…
Experts debate on sugar tax’s ability to help combat obesity
In an article on the BMJ, experts debate whether sugar tax could help authorities fight the obesity menace and whether this measure alone is sufficient to control the growing population of obese…
US Gov outs Body Weight Planner to let you keep track of your calorie intake
Governments are increasingly doing their bid to ensure that its citizens stay fit and healthy. A new tool dubbed ‘Body Weight Planner‘ has been released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH),…
Diabetes-related amputations in England at an all-time high of over 7000 per year
Diabetes UK has revealed through an analysis of data from Public Health England that diabetes-related amputations in England have reached an all-time high of over 7,000 per year with over 135 amputations…
Committee on Climate Change calls for urgent action on climate change
The Committee on Climate Change has called upon the Government to take urgent action in a bid to avoid increasing costs and impacts of climate change in the UK. The CCC said…
Brit sets up €1.6 billion crowdfunding campaign for Greece bailout
In a first of its kind initiative, Thom Feeney, a shoe shop worker from Yorkshire in the UK has started a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo to bailout Greece with a goal of…
UK Gov: We are not going to extend Windows XP support agreement with Microsoft
The UK government has confirmed that it is not going to extend its Windows XP support agreement with Microsoft for another year. The government had signed a £5.5 million one-year deal with…
Expert: UK coalition gov responsible for derailing salt reduction programme
An expert has accused the UK coalition government of derailing the salt reduction programme that helped reduce the amount of salt content added to foods by industry. A poor diet is the…
HGV speed limit increase criticised by road safety charity
Road safety charity have criticised the government’s new higher speed limits for lorries claiming the same as being “short-sighted”. Under new regulations, which are to come into effect beginning Monday, speed limits…
Facebook outs government data request details
Facebook recorded a minimal increase in overall government requests for account data in the second half of 2014, while requests from Western countries such as United States and United Kingdom dropped. According…
China has hacked ‘every major company’ in US claims ex-spy chief
Mike McConnell, who served as director of national intelligence under President George W Bush, has claimed that hackers backed by the Chinese government have broken into computers and networks of nearly every…
£1.6m gov’t funding intends to fast-track grads into mental health social work
UK Care and support minister Norman Lamb will announce a £1.6 million government funding for a training scheme to fast-track graduates into mental health social work. Dubbed Think Ahead, the programme is…
UK Government adds 140 plug-in cars to its fleet
The UK Department for Transport has announced that 140 plug-in cars and vans will added to the Government’s vehicle fleet as part of a commitment to green transport. The £5 million investment…