Archive for November, 2008

Little Chef Gets Blumenthal Makeover

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Heston Blumenthal and is sharp wit once said in an interview that he was named after Heston Services on the M4. Well now he is combining the winning (?) combination of fine dining and roadside nosh, as the king of “molecular gastronomy” gives a Little Chef a bit of a makeover.
Blumenthal owns the Fat Duck [...]

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Heterosexual People with HIV on the Increase

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

New statistics reveal that the amount of people contracting the HIV virus after unprotected heterosexual contact in Britain, has nearly doubled since 2003. the Health Protection Agency reported that in 2007 as many as 960 new cases were diagnosed, whereas back in 2003 the figure was only 540.
Despite the fact the majority of the 4,260 [...]

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Starbucks Goes Fairtrade in Britain

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

It looks like it is not just small independent retailers that are suffering from the recession, as Starbucks introduce new measures to raise their profile and claw back some of their losses, by making all
their lattes, cappuccinos and mochas sold in Britain, Fairtrade.
The American chain, who own 700 outlets throughout Britain and Ireland, have pledged [...]

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“Fit Notes” To Replace Sick Notes To Cut Employee Absences

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

The Government have today released details of a new plan to reduced the huge losses to Britain’s economy from workers taking sick days. “Fit notes” will replace sick notes and are aimed at clawing back some of the £100bn lost every year from the work force.
The idea of giving workers a note from their doctors [...]

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Fast Food Outlets In Health Improving Commitment

Monday, November 24th, 2008

In a history making deal this week, some of the UK’s most popular fast-food companies including McDonald’s and KFC, have agreed to help the government’s campaign to tackle heart disease and obesity by offering customers a healthier choice of food.
In addition, Burger King, Wimpy, Nando’s and Subway have made a vow to reduce fat and [...]

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Could Your Facing Out Buggy Be Delaying Your Child’s Development?

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Just when parents thought it was safe to take a break and go for a local stroll round the park with baby in buggy, someone has found a reason of why they could be seriously putting their baby at risk of a development delay.  New research has ‘proven’ that walking with the buggy in a [...]

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Mobile Phones Could Help Millions of Patients

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Mobile phones have never really been that popular among health professionals, due to the potential harm the waves could cause your brain. It would therefore probably come as a shock to hear that they are now being
pioneered to help thousands of people across the UK, suffering from chronic diseases like diabetes and asthma.
Currently there are [...]

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Scottish Brewery Faces Ban On “aggressive” Beer Names

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

A bitter ale, brewed by an independent Scottish brewery is coming under scrutiny because of its unusually “aggressive” name - Punk IPA, which some have ruled as promoting irresponsible drinking.
Along with Punk IPA, there are Hop Rocker and Rip Tide - all three made by BrewDog, based in Fraserburgh, which was created 18 months ago [...]

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Health Officials Warn Against ‘Fake Tan’ Hormone

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Health Officials have today advised people not to use an illegal intravenous synthetic hormone, which is widely available to buy on-line, to build up fake tans.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which governs medicines to make sure they are not harmful to users, have advised that there has been an increase in people [...]

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Organ Donar “opt out” System Rejected

Monday, November 17th, 2008

The leader of a Government taskforce has today advised against relying on “presumed consent” in reference to obtaining more organs to be used for transplant.
Elisabeth Buggins from the UK Organ Donation Taskforce, which was created by the Government to help get more donars, comments that data collected by her committee led them to believe that [...]

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