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Debate over Alcohol Pricing

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 08:30

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Controversies have sprung over the issue of alcohol pricing. Ministers have been pondering over the increase in price of alcohol as they have linked consumption to price. The price proposed for England and Wales is 45p per unit whereas in Scotland, 50p price has been put forward.

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Inventors of Graphene Awarded with a £855m Award

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 12:14

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Graphene is known to be a wonder material as it consists of some of the unique properties of a revolutionary carbon-based substance. It was first developed at Manchester University and has been awarded with the largest financial prize ever for research excellence.

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Twycross Zoo has a New Born Baby Gorilla

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 12:10

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Twycross Zoo finally welcomed baby gorilla on Thursday, January 3 from mum Ozala.

The announcements were made recently by the zoo officials, who said that a healthy baby western lowland gorilla has born to the pregnant gorilla mother, a species that has been stated as a critically endangered one by the concerned authorities.

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Antibiotic Apocalypse Imminent, says Chief Medical Officer

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 09:44

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Two years back, the World Health Organization raised concern that world will soon witness an "antibiotic apocalypse". Yet again, similar concerns have been revealed by Chief Medical Officer of England Dame Sally Davies that the country will soon witness an end to an era of antibiotics.

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Council Probing ‘Entertainment’ at Chaseley Trust Care Home

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 08:56

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The Chaseley Trust care home usually flaunts of the elements including art and crafts room, pool table, cinema and gym to keep residents cheerful. So when manager Helena Barrow came across the fact that some of them asked for bawdy entertainment, she did not deny.

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David Owen’s Plan to Save NHS

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 08:45

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David Owen has expressed the reasons for his initiative to propose Health and Social Care Act soon after he saw Danny Doyle's Olympic opening ceremony. He wishes to redefine important legal and democratic basis for the NHS in England through this bill.

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Men Cancer Death Rate More Than That of Women: Report

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 08:38

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A stark contrast that has been prevailing between both men and women with regard to cancer death rate got revealed through a latest survival report from 2010. It has been revealed that 33% more men lose their lives from cancers than women.

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Rise in Anti-Ageing Surgical Treatment

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 08:14

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The statistics revealed by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) with regard to cosmetic surgery in the UK show that no major changes have come after the PiP breast implant scandal shook the world.

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Encourage Doctors to Deliver High Quality Care, says Prof Williams

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 08:11

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Professor Norman Williams, the president of Royal College of Surgeons, has a different approach towards the working culture of doctors. His opinion differs completely from the European Union (EU) regulations and has suggested trainee doctors to breach the regulations.

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Cancer Research Institute to Investigate Cancer-Causing Process

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 08:08

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As per recent reports, it has been revealed that laboratories at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) will be investigating the process in which a healthy tissue gets converted into cancer.

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£600m Funding Announced to Boost the Field of Science and Technology

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 13:54

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Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, in a speech given at the Policy Exchange detailed about the funding of £600m in the field of science and technology which was announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Geaorge Osborne. Osborne made this announcement in December 2012 in his autumn statement.

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British Girl Survived with 30 Broken Bones during Birth

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 13:28

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A recent news talked about a little girl named Millie Simpson, who was born with 30 broken bones in her body. She survived that phase successfully and is very much alive now. According to doctors, she is suffering from `brittle bone disease' which is caused by abnormalities to the genes that are essential for strengthening the bones.

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