Ofsted calls The Cornwall College Group a ‘catalyst’ for raising skills levels: STAFF and students across The Cornwall College Group are celebrating after the group was rated good in all categories by Ofsted. The report praises the expertise of teachers on all the campuses, the...
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The idea that there is a welfare-dependent underclass is wrong: A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current debate about ‘welfare’ and the welfare state. The debate contrasts a stagnant group of people benefiting from it all with the rest who pa…
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The state of gaming in 2016: Here’s what to expect | ExtremeTech: As the year comes to a close, our focus shifts to 2016. The consoles have a solid install base new, long-awaited VR helmets are making their way into the hands of consumers, and we're finally seeing new games instead of just sequels....
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Making healthy foods the default menu dupes people into eating better: In theme park experiment, Disney got guinea pig guests to swap fries for fruit.
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Electron lifetime is at least 66,000 yottayears - physicsworld.com: Charge conservation stands the test of time at the Borexino experiment
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FDA Approves Less Expensive Insulin Glargine: By Kristin J. Kelley
Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS
The FDA has approved an insulin glargine injection (marketed as Basaglar) for treating type 1 (adult and pediatric patients) and … NEJM Journal Watch.
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Moving Beyond “Food Deserts”: Reorienting United States Policies to Reduce Disparities in Diet Quality: Jason Block and S. V. Subramanian explore avenues for improving the health of Americans through reducing dietary inequalities and look at whether concern over "food deserts" has been taken too...
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APOD: 2015 November 23 - A 212 Hour Exposure of Orion
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Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir successful in hep C regardless of genotype: (HealthDay)—Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir is effective for hepatitis C virus (HCV), regardless of genotype, according to three studies published online Nov. 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research was published to coincide...
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Study offers new recommendations for TB vaccine testing in humans: When results from a landmark tuberculosis vaccine trial in Cape Town, South Africa were published in The Lancet in February 2013, the headlines were grim, despite hopes that the trial would point toward a successful way to thwart one...
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How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia: In Ethiopia where almost nine in every 10 women give birth at home after pregnancies with little or no medical support, a mobile phone app is coming to the rescue with lifesaving guidelines when things go wrong.
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Heart valve patients may benefit from managing own blood thinners: Allowing select patients to self-manage blood thinners following heart valve surgery may lead to a lower risk of major complications, according to an article posted online by the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
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Doctors who left NHS for Australia: ‘More cash, fewer hours, less pressure’: As the row over junior doctors’ contracts intensifies, thousands of NHS staff are applying to work abroad. Here three who have moved explain why they had to go
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Patient reported outcome measurement system (PROMIS) valid in assessing patient experience: A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) evaluating the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in patients with lupus finds that the questionnaire is valid in assessing subjective...
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Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone to be declared disease-free - BBC News: Sierra Leone celebrates ahead of what it expects will be official confirmation from the World Health Organization that the country is free of Ebola.
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Re: Increased mortality associated with weekend hospital admission: a case for expanded seven day services?
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Doctor who helped launch modern paramedic system dies at 98: As a cardiologist in Los Angeles during the 1960s, Dr. Walter S. Graf became alarmed by the number of heart attack sufferers who died while en route to hospitals.
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CQC fee hikes: explanation from the horse's mouth and BMA reaction - Hospital Dr
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Delhi's air pollution is causing a health crisis. So, what can be done?: The city’s toxic air has been linked to allergies, respiratory conditions, birth malformations and increasing incidence of cancers. But as a recent car-free experiment showed, action to cut pollution can be effective
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Support, not two in cockpit, key to reducing pilot suicide risk, experts say: Seven months after a pilot apparently crashed an airliner into a mountainside, killing himself and 149 other people, experts said better support for pilots with mental health disorders would do more to reduce the risk of pilot...
Source: reuters.com