05 Sep 2008 - Call to curb tobacco marketing
Researchers have dubbed checkout displays the silent salesmanCampaigners and researchers have urged minister to take a tough stance on the sale of tobacco, dubbing point-of-sale displays the 'silent salesman'....

05 Sep 2008 - Calls for tougher action on childhood obesity
Comment Scott Macnab Medical chiefs yesterday called for tougher action to tackle childhood obesity. The issue also came under the spotlight in parliament yesterday as the British Medical Association (BMA) outlined a five-point plan to combat the......

04 Sep 2008 - Millions unaware of heart risk
Specialists have warned that a third of all adults in Britain who are most likely to develop cardiovascular disease over the next decade are unaware that they are at......

04 Sep 2008 - Natural birth may aid bond between mother and baby
Women who give birth naturally appear to be more responsive to their own baby's cries, new research suggests. A study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry looked at MRI brain scans taken two to four weeks after women had given birth and found that, compared to mothers who gave birth by....

04 Sep 2008 - NMC set to approve nursing as degree-only profession
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is set to ratify proposals to make nursing a graduate only profession......

04 Sep 2008 - Will Browns energy boost revitalise flagging fightback?
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown will try to continue his autumn fightback today despite resistance to his plans for a £100 energy bill rebate for poorer......

04 Sep 2008 - Childhood obesity 'worryingly high'
Medical chiefs have called for tougher action to tackle childhood obesity. The issue will come under the spotlight in Parliament late on Thursday but the British Medical Association (BMA) outlined a five-point plan to combat the......

04 Sep 2008 - Moves to boost employment rate of people with mental health problems
Rethink is campaigning for a change in the law to prevent employers asking whether a job applicant is disabled until after an offer is made. Mental health charity says giving candidates with mental health problems the right to delay declaring their condition until after they are successful is.....

04 Sep 2008 - Will Browns energy boost revitalise his flagging fightback?
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown will try to continue his autumn fightback today despite resistance to his plans for a 100 energy bill rebate for poorer......

03 Sep 2008 - Independent school nurses warned about energy drinks' impact
An expert has warned schools to consider the effect that pupils' consumption of energy drinks can have. Speaking to a Royal College of Nursing conference for independent school nurses, Drug Education UK's Bob Tait warned them to be on the look-out for signs of any impact the beverages may have.....

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