UK Public Health News
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Ban on smoking in cars with kids
MPs came out in force to protect children's health by voting massively in favour of legislation to enable a ban on smoking in cars carrying... -
Families need support to help tackle child obesity time-bomb
Local authorities and the NHS should do more to support families to help them tackle the time-bomb of obesity in...
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Kidney cancer on the rise
New Be Clear on Cancer campaign launched to increase early diagnoses and save... -
37,000 lives could be saved each year just by walking
Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support launch Walking Works –calling for action to combat physical...
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Lung cancer rates rising amongst women, yet falling in men
Smokers urged to join the Stoptober... -
Survey finds 27% of 5 year olds have tooth decay
'National Dental Epidemiology Programme for England, oral health survey of 5 year old children 2012' study on the prevalence and...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
Q1. Anyone who thinks that relying on Russia, which provides a quarter of Europe's natural gas, half of it through the Ukraine is not a serious...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
There are many myths and misinformation given out about fracking. Myth 1: it will lead to more jobs. No it will not. Any jobs will be from...
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Re: Trustee training essential or a luxury?
Training – 1. Board self-assessment to identify skill gaps and trustee profile gaps 2. Trustee recruitment – methods and services...
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Re: Chlamydia do 1 in 10 women have this Silent Infection?
Services acknowledge that 15-24 year olds are the target group for chlamydia screening. But services also need access to advice, guidance and skills...
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Re: Chlamydia do 1 in 10 women have this Silent Infection?
We all hoped schools would find a way to encourage young people to use condoms to protect themselves from STIs. There has been some research...
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Re: Are Pharmacies a valuable partner in the fight against Obesity?
Pharmacies may be an important asset in supporting overweight clients however without seeing any programme in progress I can not say whether they...
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Carers Trust round table debate
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Interview: David Philp, Head of BIM, Cabinet Office
- Interview: Graham Moir, Consultant Surgeon, Barts and London NHS Trust
- Interview: Professor Colin Gray, Academic Director, University of Reading
- Interview: David Leaper, Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Newcastle University
- Interview: Martin Wakeley, Deputy Managing Director, North West London CSU
Editor's Feature
Magnus Scheving Children's Health Ambassador
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Interview with Magnus Scheving, star of LazyTown and children's health ambassador
Anyone who has watched their kids at a playground or park will know that most are naturally active and love nothing more than running around and playing. However, most of us...
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