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More people will cycle when everyone accepts cyclists' right to be on the road: Cycling has flatlined in Australia since

More people will cycle when everyone accepts cyclists' right to be on the road: Cycling has flatlined in Australia since 2011, with many people citing safety concerns as the main reason not to ride. Wider recognition of cyclists' right to be on the roads would help to boost the numbers.
Source: theconversation.com

Low awareness of DVLA safe driving guidelines among hospital doctors: New research published today by JRSM Open concludes

Low awareness of DVLA safe driving guidelines among hospital doctors: New research published today by JRSM Open concludes that medically disqualified patients may wrongly assume themselves fit to drive on discharge from hospital because of inadequate knowledge among doctors of DVLA guidelines relating...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Don't Panic - End Poverty

Video "Hans Rosling asks: Has the UN gone mad? The United Nations just announced their boldest goal ever: To eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, already by 2030. Looking at the realities of extremely poor people the goal seems impossible. The rains didn’t fall in Malawi this year....
Source: gapminder.org

Electronic health records software often written without doctors’ input: The reason why many doctors find electronic health

Electronic health records software often written without doctors’ input: The reason why many doctors find electronic health records (EHR) difficult to use might be that the software wasn't properly tested, researchers suggests.
Source: reuters.com

UK is the best place in the world to die, according to end-of-life care index: Integration of palliative care into NHS and

UK is the best place in the world to die, according to end-of-life care index: Integration of palliative care into NHS and strong hospice movement among reasons for UK ranking first in study of 80 countries
Source: theguardian.com

From MOOC to Personal Learning ~ Stephen's Web

From MOOC to Personal Learning ~ Stephen's Web
Source: downes.ca

A guide to science writing.

Science articles ... a guide ... a comparison of how easy it is to understand the sentences and how complex the subject matter.
Source: smbc-comics.com

Tick abundances in South London parks and the potential risk for Lyme borreliosis to the general public NELSON, C.. BANKS,

Tick abundances in South London parks and the potential risk for Lyme borreliosis to the general public NELSON, C.. BANKS, S.. JEFFRIES, C. L.. WALKER, T.. LOGAN, J. G. Medical and Veterinary Entomology.
Source: wiley.com

A is for arsenic: the poisons of Agatha Christie | Chemistry World

A is for arsenic: the poisons of Agatha Christie | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

EU May Forbid the Transfer of Personal Data To the US - Slashdot

EU May Forbid the Transfer of Personal Data To the US - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

EU May Forbid the Transfer of Personal Data To the US - Slashdot

EU May Forbid the Transfer of Personal Data To the US - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Prevalence and compensation of academic leaders, professors, and trustees on publicly traded US healthcare company boards

Prevalence and compensation of academic leaders, professors, and trustees on publicly traded US healthcare company boards of directors: cross sectional study Timothy S Anderson. Chester B Good. Walid F Gellad.
Source: bmj.com

Vitamin D and Health

Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...