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Patients put at risk by delayed IT system, say NHS managers

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Patient safety is being put at risk due to delays in implementing the new NHS IT system, according to a study of senior managers.
Parts of the controversial 12.4bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) are currently years behind schedule.
Today, experts writing online in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), said that while senior managers […]

Teen girls more likely than boys to abuse prescriptions

WASHINGTON (AP) Females are bucking the traditional drug abuse trends when it comes to prescription drugs such as antidepressants and tranquilizers.
Normally, usage rates for illicit drugs such as marijuana and cocaine are much higher for men than women. But for prescription drugs, the reverse is the case for teenage girls, said the White […]

The school food environment and adolescent obesity: Qualitative insights from high school principals and food service personnel

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007, 4:18doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-18
Published 18May2007
Abstract (provisional)
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OBJECTIVES: To examine high school personnels perceptions of the school […]

World must act soon to slow warming from emissions, report says

Substantial new efforts will be needed worldwide to stem accelerating growth in greenhouse-gas emissions linked to rising global temperatures, according to a summary of a report being prepared by hundreds of climate scientists and economists working under the auspices of the United Nations.
The summary, which is subject to revision, said that efforts to rein […]

Women should have the legal right to breastfeed in public, campaigners say

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Women should have the legal right to breastfeed in public and be allowed breaks at work to suckle their infants, campaigners have said.
Celebrities such as Jemima Khan called for changes in the law to persuade more women to take up breastfeeding, which has been shown to improve the health of mother and baby. […]