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“Fifty seven per cent of the seats examined had a minor problem that needed to be rectified, which included tightening the seatbelt, said the council.”
“It said 12% of the seats had major faults, which included the seatbelt being incorrectly routed, while 6% were unsuitable for the vehicle or the child and should not have been used.”
“It extends life by less than three months on average, costing £27,000 a patient.”
“While the policy pledge is due in April 2011, today we are asking the government to bring this date forward. We are not talking about a lot of patients - there are only about 400 who need this drug - so I don't see why it can't be done as …”
“The Pamela Northcott Fund received 10% of its funding from Bayer last year.”
“the £200m cancer drug fund”
“The Pamela Northcott Fund received 10% of its funding from Bayer last year, although Ms Spall said the company did not have any say over her work.”
“The fund is to be set up next year by the government to give patients access to treatments the NHS cannot afford.”
“We are not talking about a lot of patients - there are only about 400 who need this drug - so I don't see why it can't be done as soon as possible.”
“While the policy pledge is due in April 2011, today we are asking the government to bring this date forward.”
“without predator control less than 20% of breeding birds were able to raise their young.”
“We had a nine-year project that looked at what happened on sites where we reduced the level of predators and compared it with sites with higher levels of predators,”
“We found that when we had lower levels of predators the birds were breeding much better with about three-times higher breeding success.”
“She suffered heart failure on her way to hospital and was pronounced dead within an hour.”
“A total of 150,445 prescription items for two specific drugs were dispensed in 2009, up 12% from 2008.”
“In 2009 nearly 95,000 prescription items were dispensed of Acamprosate calcium, which helps restore the brain's chemical balance to reduce a patient's withdrawal symptoms from alcohol.”
“During the same time period just over 55,500 prescription items were dispensed of Disulfiram, which causes a severe and unpleasant reaction in the patient if they drink alcohol.”
“The number of men with symptoms of alcohol dependency fell between 2000 and 2007, from 11.5% of men aged 16 to 74 to 9.3%.”
“At 4%, the number of women with symptoms of alcohol dependency remained unchanged over that period.”
“More than one in five men and over one in 10 women are technically binge-drinking once a week and they probably don't even realise.”
“Dr Gasson admits that the test is a proof of principle but he thinks it has important implications for a future where medical devices such as pacemakers and cochlear implants become more sophisticated, and risk being contaminated by other …”
“Dr Gasson predicts that wider use will be made of implanted technology. "This type of technology has been commercialised in the United States as a type of medical alert bracelet, so that if you're found unconscious you can be scanned and y…”
“Dr Gasson believes that there will be a demand for these non-essential applications, much as people pay for cosmetic surgery. "If we can find a way of enhancing someone's memory or their IQ then there's a real possibility that people will …”
“The coalition government has now confirmed an independent board for the NHS which will set priorities.”
“the board will exercise its functions through the regional offices that will report directly to the chief executive.”
“In the meantime, Strategic Health Authorities would continue to have a vital role in delivering financial control and performance, and driving improvements in quality and productivity, he said.”
“The health service in England has been promised real-term increases in its budget every year of this parliament by the coalition.”
“It is thought the political price to be paid for that will be very significant cuts at the Department of Health in Whitehall.”
“Managers at the most senior level in the NHS have been told changes could happen within the next two years.”
“In 2006 the numbers of PCTs was halved to 152”
“Any major changes in the NHS in England will come at a time when it is grappling with trying to find £15bn to £20bn of savings by 2014.”
“the research says 40% could be prevented if single-lens glasses were worn outside.”
“In all, the first group had 8% fewer falls than the second.”
“For those who regularly went outside, the difference was significant - with 40% fewer incidents.”
“40% could be prevented if single-lens glasses were worn outside.”
“more than 600 people”
“at least three times a week”
“Half were given single lens glasses for going out, the other half were not.”
“8% fewer falls”
“40% fewer incidents”
“All of them used varifocals and not single lens glasses, and wore them outside at least three times a week.”
“The UK's College of Optometrists welcomed the study, but stressed some people did find it frustrating to have two pairs of glasses.”
“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.”
