Online loopholes in alcohol bill

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 30 September 2011 Last updated at 15:20 GMT The bill is aimed at ending offers such as discounts for multiple purchases Online deals are being used to get round new laws banning discounted promotions on alcohol in Scotland.The legislation, which comes into force on Saturday, will stop deals such as two-for-the price-of one and group discounts on wine.Tesco has emailed customers to say they can still get wine discounts because cases will be dispatched...

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Will we really keep getting fatter?

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 29 September 2011 Last updated at 12:32 GMT By Michael Blastland GO FIGURE - Seeing stats in a different way The media constantly warns of an obesity epidemic Pick up a paper and you'll read that people are destined to get fatter and fatter, but is this right, asks Michael Blastland.Ready to play a data detective game? The case is obesity. Your task is to decide which way the trend is going. Isn't that obvious? Here's the first piece of evidence.Exhibit...

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Leek soil linked to E. coli cases

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 30 September 2011 Last updated at 00:31 GMT By James Gallagher Health reporter, BBC News Richard Westcott reports on the findingsSoil stuck on leeks and potatoes may have been the source of an E. coli outbreak in the UK earlier this year, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).There were 250 cases scattered across England, Wales and Scotland between December 2010 and July 2011.The Food Standards Agency said it was a "myth" that dirt did no harm.The HPA stressed that the vegetables were safe to eat, but reminded people to ensure their food...

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Twitter 'offers world mood clues'

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 29 September 2011 Last updated at 18:43 GMT By James Gallagher Health reporter, BBC News The researchers say Twitter provides a real-time reflection of mood. Researchers have trawled through more than half a billion messages on Twitter, looking for changes in people's mood across days and seasons.They said people start off brightly in the morning, but mood deteriorates throughout the day until a boost late in the evening.Unsurprisingly, they found...

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'Grave' health board cash warning

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 29 September 2011 Last updated at 16:12 GMT The boss of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board says it needs to save £87m and called for 'urgent action' The head of the health board for Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan has warned staff its finances are in a "grave" state.Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) has ordered a recruitment freeze and war on waste because of "unprecedented" financial pressures.The board said it related largely to...

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Students' mental health 'at risk'

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 29 September 2011 Last updated at 23:55 GMT By Branwen Jeffreys Health correspondent, BBC News Students face greater pressures on mental health Doctors are warning that the current generation of students has a greater risk of anxiety and depression than previous ones.The Royal College of Psychiatrists says there are now many more students from less privileged backgrounds who are less prepared for university life. Students also face rising debt and...

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Stem-cell breast ops warning

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 30 September 2011 Last updated at 06:46 GMT By Neil Bowdler Health reporter, BBC News The procedure involves grafting fat harvested from the patient by liposuction Senior plastic surgeons have issued a warning over a breast enlargement procedure being offered by private UK clinics. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) say "stem-cell breast augmentations" are unproven and should not be offered commercially.The warning came at...

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Antenatal advice 'perpetuates C-section myths'

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 30 September 2011 Last updated at 00:45 GMT By Leigh East Csections.org Caesareans can occur 'even after straightforward pregnancies' One in four births are by Caesarean section. But in this week's Scrubbing Up, campaigner Leigh East - who has written a book about Caesarean births - warns pregnant women are not given a positive enough picture of C-sections - meaning many end up with "unnecessary" feelings of regret and failure if they need one.Sit...

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Crackdown on fake medicine trade

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 29 September 2011 Last updated at 13:38 GMT By Tom Symonds Home Affairs correspondent Danny Lee-Frost, from the MHRA, described the investigation as officers moved in on an alleged drug-retailing operation Investigators are cracking down on the multi-million pound trade in fake and unlicensed medicines, as concerns grow over potential health risks. BBC News joined investigators on one of their raids.More people are diagnosing their medical problems...

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Rates of diabetes-related amputation vary across U.S.

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota By Amy NortonNEW YORK | Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:19pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of foot and leg amputations among Americans with diabetes may vary widely according to where they live, a new study suggests.About 26 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 65,000 had a lower limb amputation in 2006, the most recent year with available data.One recent study found that the rate of amputation may be declining among Americans with diabetes. But the new findings, reported in the journal Diabetes Care, suggest that in some parts of the country...

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U.S. health benefits recommendations coming October 7

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota U.S. President Barack Obama waits to speak at the Families USA's 16th annual Health Action Conference at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington January 28, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Larry DowningWASHINGTON | Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:56pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key recommendation for medical coverage standards under President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul will be released on October 7, according to the organization preparing the...

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Smoking still high in U.S. mining, food service

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota A miner smokes a cigarette during a break at the Gongxigou coal mine on the outskirts of Baokang, Hubei province, December 4, 2007. Credit: Reuters/StringerBy David BeasleyATLANTA | Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:47pm EDT ATLANTA (Reuters) - Cigarette smoking remains stubbornly high among workers in the mining, food services and construction industries despite dramatic overall declines in the United States in recent decades, a federal study released Thursday showed.Thirty...

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Middle-aged women happier with moderate exercise

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota n">(Reuters) - Middle-aged women encouraged to exercise at moderate intensity were much happier and more likely to continue working out than peers who exercised more intensely, according to a study.Researchers led by Steriani Elavsky of Penn State University in Pennsylvania recruited 255 women between 40 and 60 years old to do either moderate or vigorous exercise, then followed the volunteers to monitor their reactions.Overall, women who did moderate exercise were about twice as likely to feel energized and confident they could do more exercise...

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Fish oil pills don't improve kids' braininess

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota By Kerry GrensNEW YORK | Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:16pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some evidence that taking fish oil pills during pregnancy can help children's brain development, a new study suggests that the supplements make no difference in measures of intellect when the kids are six years old.The findings support the results of an earlier Norwegian study that also found no differences in IQ among seven-year-olds whose mothers did or did not take fish oil supplements while pregnant and breastfeeding.Fatty acids, such as docosahexaenoic acid...

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Safe drug-injection site can stay: Supreme Court of Canada

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota A poster shows how to use a syringe safely inside a safe injection site for drug addicts on Vancouver, British Columbia's eastside August 23, 2006. Credit: Reuters/Andy ClarkBy David LjunggrenOTTAWA | Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:14am EDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Vancouver's Insite clinic, the only such safe-injection site for drug addicts in North America, can stay open, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Friday in a landmark defeat for the federal government.The...

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Delaware mulls ban on so-called bath salts

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota n">(Reuters) - Delaware is moving to ban so-called bath salts, powerful stimulants that can mimic the effects of cocaine, LSD or methamphetamine, officials said on Thursday.The state's Controlled Substances Advisory Committee planned an emergency meeting on Friday to consider an immediate ban on the substances, which typically can be bought at tobacco shops and gas stations, and online, authorities said.Bath salts have emerged as legal alternatives to cocaine and methamphetamines, and versions of the substances have been banned in the European...

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California lettuce recalled over listeria fears: FDA

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota WASHINGTON | Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:01am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - True Leaf Farms of Salinas, California, is recalling 90 cartons of chopped romaine lettuce because of potential contamination from listeria monocytogenes, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday.The recalled romaine was shipped between September 12 and 13 to Church Brothers, a food service distributor in Oregon who distributed it to at least two other states, Washington and Idaho, according to a Thursday statement on the FDA website.The romaine affected by the recall has...

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Records of 4.9 mln stolen from car in Texas data breach

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota By Jim ForsythSAN ANTONIO | Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:58pm EDT SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A massive data breach, in which the personal and medical records of millions of military patients and their families were compromised, happened when the records were stolen out of a data contractor's car in San Antonio, officials told Reuters on Thursday.The information for some 4.6 million active and retired military personnel, as well as their families, was on back up-tapes from an electronic health care record used to capture and preserve patient data from 1992 through...

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Tainted cantaloupe warnings continue

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Jensen Farms is recalling Rocky Ford whole cantaloupes that were shipped between July 29 and September 10.Listeria can take three weeks or longer to make a person sickTainted cantaloupes are linked to 13 deaths; 72 illnesses have been reported in 18 statesIt is the deadliest U.S. outbreak of a food-borne illness in more than a decade (CNN) -- Federal health officials are expanding efforts to ensure no additional bacteria-tainted cantaloupes get to consumers...

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The decade's 10 biggest food-borne illness outbreaks

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