Archive for July, 2009

Britons Spending Less On Casual Dining

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

It looks like the casual dining industry has taken a huge hit in the current recession despite its massive success over the last 40 years.
A new report from Allegra Strategies shows the amount of Brits eating out for less than £15 has decreased for the first time in four decades.
The report reveals only one in [...]

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PARKINSON’S LINKED TO PESTICIDE

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

New research released yesterday has unveiled a worrying link between high levels of a certain pesticide in the blood with an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease.
The data highlights the most concrete evidence found yet linking the two. Researchers are hopeful that as a result of the discovery a blood test could be developed to pinpoint [...]

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Banging The Vegetarian Drum

Monday, July 13th, 2009

That time old myth that vegetarians eat nothing but ‘a load of old lentils’ is fast being quashed to make way for the sexy new green cuisine that occasional meat-eaters – or ‘flexitarians’ are turning to in order to battle the bulge while saving the planet.
A plethora of shiny new veggie restaurants are appearing [...]

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Breast Cancer Screening - More Harm Than Good?

Friday, July 10th, 2009

New research has revealed that as many as one in three breast cancer cases which are discovered through routine public screening programmes, do not pose a threat.
The research has established a re-surge in the debate over the screening programme, which although saves many women, it can also be more detrimental to others. Doctors report that [...]

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Ban On Imperfect Fruit & Vegetables Lifted

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Misshapen fruit and vegetables fear no more – you are no longer too imperfect to fulfill your destiny of being stacked on a supermarket shelf before being consumed by some ugly-food lover.
Yes it seems the European Commission have finally seen sense and thrown out their two decade old rules about banning bendy, knobbly and [...]

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