Archive for March, 2009

Campaigners Want Chemical Removed From Babies’ Bottles

Monday, March 16th, 2009

After increasing concerns over the presence of a chemical in the plastic used to make babies’ bottles, US manufacturers have been forced to halt its use in the future. However, British campaigners are keen to see the same ruling come into effect in the UK.

The current six manufacturers responsible for making the bottles in America [...]

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High Risks Of Learning Difficulties For Premature Babies

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Doctors now have the capability to deliver babies that are only at 20 weeks - half the full term of a standard pregnancy. However, an ethical question mark overhangs the consequences of such a premature birth, with high numbers of babies developing a wide range of problems later on, including an inability to walk along [...]

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Blumenthal Relieved As Fat Duck Re-Opens

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Heston Blumenthal can breathe a sigh of relief after environmental health officers have given his restaurant, The Fat Duck the green light for re-opening, after no trace of food poisoning was found in their investigations.

The Michellin starred chef has however, decided to take shellfish of the menu for now - including oysters, langoustine and mussels, [...]

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Shoppers Urged to Avoid Buying Large Eggs

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Chairman of the British Free Range Producers’ Association has deemed eating larger eggs unkind to hens, and is urging us to eat medium ones instead.

Tom Vessey, who owns 16,000 hens on his land at Dingestow, Monmouth said, “It can be painful to the hen to lay a larger egg. There is also the stress, which [...]

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Britain’s Crazy Weather Could Be Causing Your Headache

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Did you suffer from a headache over this past weekend? If you did, there could be a less obvious reason for it than your Friday night boozing session.

Scientists are suggesting dramatic changes in the weather could be the culprit as an increase in temperature or decline in barometric pressure - which can signal the onset [...]

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Gordon Ramsay Faces Banking Crisis

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Gordon Ramsay is facing his own economic troubles after his restaurant group has been told the multimillion-pound loan he received for it will need to be renegotiated after the bank insists the agreements made about the loan have been broken.

Gordon’s company - Gordon Ramsay Holdings represents 11 of his restaurants including the swanky dining facilities [...]

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Food Prices Still Rising Rapidly

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Despite the fact inflation rates are going down, families across Britain are still be faced with the rising cost of groceries, according to new statistics released today.

Last month shop price inflation went up due to the ever rising price of meat, fresh produce and tinned foods. On the whole, annual rates are sitting at 9 [...]

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Too Much Television Linked To Asthma In Children

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Yesterday it was a case PlayStation palm we had to worry about, today we are hearing more bad news about modern technology - this time it’s watching too much TV.

Ok, we already knew too much television is bad for us - so what’s new? Well, British researches have discovered children who spend more than two [...]

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New Skin Disorder From Too Much PlayStation

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

We are already bombarded with advice about getting repetitive strain injury and “texter’s thumb” - well now scientists have come up with a new annoyance resulting from modern technology - “PlayStation palm”.

The condition is a result of excessive (or should we obsessive) use of the “joypads” which control the game consoles, symptoms include painful sore [...]

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Teenage Pregnancies Highest In Five Years

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

A new study looking at pregnancy in Britain has revealed that for the first time in five years, the amount of girls under the age of eighteen to get pregnant is actually going up.

The worrying report comes from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and implies that the Government are pretty far off their mark [...]

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