Health
UK to give 'tampon tax' proceeds to women's charities
Britain is give millions of pounds raised from a "tampon tax" to women's charities, including those tackling domestic violence, the government announced Wednesday.
Nov 25, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Life and death under austerity
When Mark Wood was found dead in his home in August 2013 it could have been just another tragic, but private, event for one family. But it wasn't. His death came a few months after his disability benefits had been cut because ...
Oct 6, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Academic calls for recognition of mental health issues for expectant and new mothers following new report
A new report has found that substandard mental health care for pregnant women and new mothers is creating long-term costs of more than £8 billion every year.
Oct 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Five people contract Ebola every hour in S.Leone: charity
Five people are being infected with Ebola every hour in Sierra Leone and demand for treatment beds is far outstripping supply, the Save the Children charity warned on Thursday.
Oct 2, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Ghana recalls 120 million faulty Chinese condoms
Ghana is recalling a shipment of 120 million Chinese-made condoms distributed to charities in the country after testing showed that they were riddled with holes and prone to breaking, an official said Tuesday.
Apr 23, 2013
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Health
Catastrophic neglect behind child deaths often overlooked
Neglect is not being taken seriously enough and should be treated with the same urgency as physical or sexual abuse, the NSPCC children's charity warned today following the publication of new research by the University of ...
Mar 12, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Sunbed users are twice as likely to use anti-ageing products as non-sunbed users
Over two fifths (43 per cent) of people in the UK who have used sunbeds – which are proven to prematurely age the skin – are using anti-ageing products. This compares with only a fifth (20 per cent) of those who have ...
Feb 21, 2013
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Health
Number one reason people say they might delay seeing GP is difficulty making an appointment
More than a third (39 percent) of people in Britain say difficulty making an appointment might put them off going to the doctor about a symptom they think could be serious according to a new study from Cancer Research UK.
Feb 20, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer groups to improve disclosures on pink wares
(AP)—New York's attorney general says the nation's two largest breast cancer charities have adopted his guidelines for fuller disclosure by those selling pink products and services in their names.
Oct 18, 2012
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Ophthalmology
Adults with learning disabilities at greater risk of sight problems
Adults with learning disabilities are ten times more likely to be blind or have impaired vision according to researchers from Lancaster University.
Jul 2, 2012
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