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Some Cancers Linked to Very Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields

...danger, but suggest that efforts should be made to minimise levels of exposure among train drivers in new rolling stock....

UK too Will Insist on Folic Acid in Bread

...ties for bakers and raise the price of bread. To minimise health risks, the FSA said it would introduce controls on the voluntary fortification of foods such as breakfast cereals, and guidance on folic acid supplements. It would also exclude wholemeal flour and bread from the programme to leave people with ...

Many Hours on Computer may Harm Eyes

...ise frequent short breaks every half hour or so to minimise the damage. Studies have shown that eyestrain a...ters are easily read, the experts said. Finally, minimise reflected glare on the monitor by using window shades or curtains and dimmer switches on lights. Bri...

Many Hours on Computer may Harm Eyes

...ise frequent short breaks every half hour or so to minimise the damage. Studies have shown that eyestrain ...ters are easily read, the experts said. Finally, minimise reflected glare on the monitor by using window shades or curtains and dimmer switches on lights. Bri...

Gel-based Handrub Improves Hospital Hygiene

...od hand hygiene among health care workers can help minimise the spread of infections within hospitals. Alcohol-based handrubs are the standard method of hand hygiene worldwide, yet compliance amongst hospital staff remains low. One of the best ways to boost compliance is to give workers bottles of handrub t...

Live Earth Will Make the World More Aware of the Crisis Facing the Earth, Hopes Al Gore

...by plane and lorry. Wall said: 'We are trying to minimise the carbon as much as possible. Most artists are coming from nearby areas. Madonna, for example, lives in London and will be performing at Wembley.' He added: 'There are 3,000 concerts a year. We're doing 10, but touching 2 billion people about what...

Tinnitus Patients can Lead a Normal Life

...ial. The aim of therapeutic advice is to help to minimise the importance of the tinnitus. It involves eliminating the negative significance that makes the sound pass to a conscious level in the patient and cause discomfort. In this way, disconnecting the limbic system is achieved and the negative emotion or...

Desalination of Sea is Not a Solution to Tackle Global Water Scarcity: WWF

...d also be subject to tighter impact assessments to minimise damage to the marine environment, he said. Desalination plants already play a major role in providing water for drinking and irrigation in areas such as the Middle East, where freshwater supplies are scarce. But many other nations, including the US...

Hot Tips for Keeping Your PC Cool in Summer

...nt air temperature in a room, so it makes sense to minimise that effect for the benefit of the PC as well as for those who work around it. If you do not have or do not want to use air conditioning, try to get air circulating around the computer, either with an oscillating fan or by placing it near a window wi...

Intensive Training of Young Tennis Players Causes Spinal Damage

...wer back.Training techniques should be modified to minimise the risk of progressive musculoskeletal damage, conclude the authors. Contact:Dr David Connell, The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, UKTel: +44 (0)208 954 2300; mobile: +44 (0)7885 284 378Email: david.connell@rnoh.nhs.uk...

Female Doctors Facing Barriers to Careers in Education and Research, Study Finds

...urnals and bodies awarding grants to take steps to minimise gender bias, Flexible career structures Dr Anita Holdcroft, co-chair of the BMA Medical Academic Staff Committee, says: Six in ten doctors who graduated from medical school last year were female, but the same is emphatically not true of the profe...

An Accurate Score to Measure Heart Risk

...more appropriate estimate for the UK and will help minimise health inequalities.A new score for predicting the risk of heart disease gives a more accurate measure of how many UK adults are at risk of developing the disease and which adults are most likely to benefit from treatment.The study comes as the gove...

New Heart Disease Risk Score Will Help Minimise Health Inequalities

...more appropriate estimate for the UK and will help minimise health inequalities. The study comes as the governments drugs watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, recommends that people with a 20% chance of developing heart disease over the next 10 years should be offered statins...

Live Earth Will Make the World More Aware of the Crisis Facing the Earth, Hopes Al Gore

...by plane and lorry. Wall said: 'We are trying to minimise the carbon as much as possible. Most artists are coming from nearby areas. Madonna, for example, lives in London and will be performing at Wembley.' He added: 'There are 3,000 concerts a year. We're doing 10, but touching 2 billion people about what...

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