7,971 source-backed health facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 77 of 80.
“It is not just a 'one size fits all' approach to spectacle lens selection.”
“More than half a million British people turn up to work with a hangover each day”
“Nearly one in 10 go to work suffering from the effects of too much alcohol at least twice a week, a poll of 1,000 people by charity Drinkaware suggests.”
“And of those who are hungover, almost one in five admit struggling with their workload and to making mistakes.”
“Nearly one in 10 said they have had to leave early because they were too ill.”
“nearly 60% of respondents admitting they have joked about having a hangover with their colleague or boss”
“89% of people saying that having a hangover at work is unacceptable.”
“hundreds of thousands of people going to work every day after a heavy night would impact work productivity.”
“a BBC Scotland investigation found that under ESA, more than two thirds of claimants are being found fit to work, almost 20% more than the government had planned.”
“disability living allowance, which has seven times more claimants than ESA.”
“ESA's controversial medical assessment is based on a points system. Those scoring 15 or more are entitled to extra money, and support back into employment.”
“So far, only those claiming after 2008 have undergone the medical”
“longer-term claimants are due to be transferred to ESA in October.”
“The Department for Work and Pension plans to press ahead with the roll out from October and it is expected to be implemented nationally from next year.”
“more than 60 bodies had been unloaded”
“about 50 bodies”
“12 bodies”
“The results of the study were presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego, California.”
“Some had lost up to 90% of their bee populations, and every year since 2006 many have been reporting average losses of 30-35% of hives.”
“there is a significant correlation with colony decline”
“it is when bees are infected both with Nosema and with a group of RNA viruses that it is likely to lead to a collapse of a colony”
“the viruses are not good for the bees' health, that they cause some visible symptoms like paralysis of the bees, shivering or inability to fly”
“Nosema ceranae will germinate in the stomach of the bees, work its way into the rest of the body and exit when it's excreted. So when the sick bees defecate in the colony or near a colony, other bees accidentally pick up the spores of the …”
“the main thing, he says, is for beekeepers to really focus on the nutrition of their colony in the autumn”
“Nosema fungi respond well to improved nutrition, so supplementing the bees' diet with pollen and nectar resources in the fall will allow them to maintain more nectar as they go into the winter”
“Examples included juniors working seven consecutive 12.5 hour night shifts.”
“But the report warned working long periods of unsociable hours can raise the risk of sleep deprivation for doctors.”
“It is important that as NHS boards try to become compliant with European Working Time regulations they also consider safe shift-working patterns. To do this effectively, junior doctors should be involved in drawing up rotas. It is essentia…”
“The report has also called for more rest breaks and for shift lengths to be as short as possible.”
“The changes were designed to improve patient safety and it is essential that this is not compromised by shift patterns that may lead to bad decisions being taken by overworked and tired doctors.”
“they still suffer 13 years on”
“He also said that, according to an experienced doctor, the examination the children would have been subject to was 'not normally harmful'.”
“Marcus Allison broke his foot and injured his arm after the accident at Dewsbury Scar in Thornhill near Dewsbury on Thursday.”
“Local youth Gemma Holland said she had to have three operations to repair the bones in her right arm which were shattered when she fell over the edge on her bike.”
“Researchers found that those women who rated the faces as most trustworthy after the placebo - the high-trusting women - scored the photographs an average 10 points lower after taking testosterone.”
“To test the impact of testosterone on trust, the study authors from Utrecht University and the University of Cape Town, gave 24 young women with an average age of 20 years a dose of the hormone or a placebo.”
“Testosterone reduced interpersonal trust, say the researchers, "but only in subjects who were generally trusting, and therefore more at risk for deceit"”
“Testosterone can increase social vigilance - but only in the most trusting women Women who are open and trusting become more shrewd and less trusting when given testosterone, say researchers. ...But it had no effect on women naturally less…”
“The victim, whom the police described as a "totally innocent", remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. His injuries are not life-threatening.”
“His injuries are not life-threatening.”
“He was taken to Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, but has now been allowed home.”
“The teenager, who was on a weekend holiday with family members, was taken to hospital with suspected hypothermia.”
“In 2008 the number of terminations reached an all-time high, at 13,817. But that fell to 13,005 in 2009, according to new figures.”
“The number of terminations had risen each year in Scotland since 2002, when 11,870 were carried out.”
“Young women aged between 16 to 19 had the highest rate of terminations last year, at 22.3 per 1,000.”
“A total of 344 abortions were carried out on girls aged under 16, the figures also show.”
“Tayside topped the league for rates of terminations at 15.9 per 1,000.”
“In the most deprived parts of Scotland the abortion rate was 16.5 per 1,000, almost double the rate of 8.8 per 1,000 in the most affluent areas.”
“More than a quarter of women having an abortion in Scotland have had a previous termination, the report showed.”
“Public Health Minister Shona Robison said it was encouraging to see a decrease in the number of abortions for all age groups for the first time in six years.”
“Sir Ranulph had a double heart bypass in 2003 and suffered a heart attack two years later as he came agonisingly close to the summit of Everest.”
“Oliver Robinson, aged 25, was injured near his base in Germany”
“has been in hospital since the accident on 25 March”
“To other people it's two months [since the accident]”
“Christine Johnson, 51, from Tadcaster, said she had suffered a catalogue of errors at York Hospital including long waits for treatment and a misdiagnosis.”
“If it's the last thing I do I will make sure that people are aware and that they have a place to go where they can make complaints.”
“He said that many people who contact them feel 'that there's something fundamentally wrong' with asking an organisation involved in 'the death of a loved one or what they think to be the neglect of a loved one' to then investigate that cas…”
“There is a clear complaints procedure for all NHS organisations, and information and support for complainants is available at every stage of the process.”
“Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is the largest trust in the UK, employing 22,000 people with an annual budget in excess of £1bn.”
“Mr McKee is responsible for staff, revenue and the services that the trust delivers to a population of 340,000.”
“Last September, health union officials threatened industrial action when the trust announced plans to cut 152 beds at two hospitals in the city. The proposed cuts did not in the end go ahead.”
“He made his comment after it was announced the trust had to make 9% efficiency savings over three years, which would amount to £93m.”
“Although he is planning 2% savings on staffing costs there will be no compulsory redundancies.”
“Kirsty had consumed a fair amount of alcohol and the amount one drinks clearly impairs judgement.”
“The logic used to justify a state pension age of 68 by 2046 could now justify a state pension age of 70 by then, he added.”
“Mr Ball said the official life expectancy projections had been revised "dramatically" since the plan to raise the state pension age was announced.”
“His rehabilitation will begin in the next few days, with the intensity increasing over the next eight weeks.”
“His rehabilitation will begin in the next few days, with the intensity increasing over the next eight weeks”
“The singer, 50, had a back operation on Friday after suffering an injury while training in preparation for the tour.”
“Prof Tonn told the Reuters news agency Bono had been "in severe pain with partial paralysis of the lower leg".”
“the PCT's 1,200 staff in Shropshire”
“Regional officer Michael Tuff said the "overwhelming majority" of the PCT's 1,200 staff in Shropshire had already voted against the proposal.”
“It follows government advice to PCTs to look at how they manage the services.”
“However, plans unveiled last week by the government suggested they were keen to get doctors more involved in managing local services.”
“He said: "We had to review... that was something we were asked to do so we have found a new way of funding those services and we believe that this way of delivering those services... is one that we think we should explore further.”
“We're giving it to our existing community of staff and management and our GPs.”
“He accepted staff "had concerns" about the terms and conditions of the plans and added they had no indication yet if the review of services suggested by government earlier this year would be shelved or allowed to continue under the new coa…”
“The number of attempts to quit totalled 69,882 in 2009, an increase of 35% compared to the previous year.”
“About 38% managed to stop for a month and 15% for three months.”
“The figures, which cover January to December last year, show 59% of quit attempts were made by women and 41% by men.”
“Smokers aged between 45-59 were the most likely to be trying to give up the habit, accounting for 30% of quit attempts.”
“But the figure was lowest in the under-25 age group, at just 9%.”
“An estimated 6.5% of the smoking population made a quit attempt with an NHS smoking cessation service, compared to 4.8% in 2008.”
“However data from previous years showed that only about 7% of people managed to give up for 12 months or more.”
“Ms Robison said the NHS invested about £11m every year in providing a range of smoking cessation services.”
“Smokers aged between 45-59 were the most likely to be trying to give up the habit, accounting for 30% of quit attempts. But the figure was lowest in the under-25 age group, at just 9%.”
“with one household in two currently struggling to pay its energy bills.”
“200 million delivered by the end of 2009.”
“nearly three million people now receive anti-retroviral drugs to fight HIV/Aids, compared with 100,000 in 2003.”
“Some people may have to wait as much as 36 weeks for these procedures.”
“Last November, a US company, Myriad Genetics, lost parts of its patent rights on two breast cancer genes following a legal challenge by civil rights groups.”
“the midwife involved in the incident on 14 May was 'very upset'”
“Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said two female teachers were taken to Queens Hospital, Burton-upon-Trent, for treatment.”
“Two female teachers were taken to Queens Hospital, Burton-upon-Trent, for treatment.”
“Zoe was described as 5ft 6in tall, of heavy build, with collar-length brown hair.”
“Dennis Bradley, a consultant, with the centre said they wanted to provide 16 residential beds and 10 detoxification beds in the new facility.”
“Planning permission has been granted, in principle, to the Northlands Centre for a 26-bed treatment unit.”
“A drugs detox centre is to open in Londonderry before the end of the year. Planning permission has been granted, in principle, to the Northlands Centre for a 26-bed treatment unit.”
“The Western Health Trust currently funds a number of beds in Northlands, but the nearest dedicated treatment facility is in Omagh.”
“"Additional contributions for disabled children will be paid this year. From 2011-12 the money used for these additional contributions will be redirected to respite care for disabled children," it said.”
