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UK opposition to farming emissions cuts 'could cost thousands of lives': Campaigners condemn UK moves to vote down legally

UK opposition to farming emissions cuts 'could cost thousands of lives': Campaigners condemn UK moves to vote down legally binding EU curbs on agricultural emissions, warning they could cause 3,000 more deaths a year
Source: theguardian.com

UK finds isolated case of anthrax in a cow in southwest England: The first case in Britain of anthrax in livestock for nearly

UK finds isolated case of anthrax in a cow in southwest England: The first case in Britain of anthrax in livestock for nearly 10 years has been confirmed by health authorities in Wiltshire, southwest England, where a cow died of the disease last week.
Source: reuters.com

'I think my colleague is an alcoholic. What should I do?': Louisa Symington-Mills helps a reader who's concerned about the

'I think my colleague is an alcoholic. What should I do?': Louisa Symington-Mills helps a reader who's concerned about the amount of alcohol her co-worker drinks. Email your own work-related worries to work.advice@telegraph.co.uk
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Mobile phones: Data roaming charges will be abolished - BBC News: Extra costs of using a mobile phone in countries across

Mobile phones: Data roaming charges will be abolished - BBC News: Extra costs of using a mobile phone in countries across the EU are to be scrapped, MEPs have agreed, after years of negotiations.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Can Professor Green teach men to talk about suicide? | Nicola Slawson: The British rapper’s BBC3 documentary explores

Can Professor Green teach men to talk about suicide? | Nicola Slawson: The British rapper’s BBC3 documentary explores his father’s death and discusses how men need to talk about their feelings to reduce the high rate of suicide
Source: theguardian.com

Certain vulnerable groups are less likely to use e-health resources: Disparities exist in kidney disease patients' access

Certain vulnerable groups are less likely to use e-health resources: Disparities exist in kidney disease patients' access to e-health resources, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). Such disparities may reinforce or...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Processed meats pose same cancer risk as smoking and asbestos, reports say: WHO expected to highlight dangers of bacon,

Processed meats pose same cancer risk as smoking and asbestos, reports say: WHO expected to highlight dangers of bacon, sausages, ham and burgers – and even fresh red meat is to be listed as unhealthy
Source: theguardian.com

3 characteristics of successful next-gen online learning - eCampus News: Two professors describe online learning platform

3 characteristics of successful next-gen online learning - eCampus News: Two professors describe online learning platform features that can enable engaging online learning experiences—and why they’re critical to real success.
Source: ecampusnews.com

Is there more to a MOOC than its completion rate? - e-Learning Feeds: By Meris Stansbury, eCampus News In a recent report

Is there more to a MOOC than its completion rate? - e-Learning Feeds: By Meris Stansbury, eCampus News In a recent report published in the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, authors Dr. Elke M. Leeds, associa
Source: elearningfeeds.com

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on sugar? Does he think it’s our “human right” to consume whatever we choose, and sod the consequences?  Public Health England, which is funded by the Government, produced a report...
Source: independent.co.uk

Thomas Jefferson’s hidden chemistry lab was just discovered | University Business Magazine

Thomas Jefferson’s hidden chemistry lab was just discovered | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

Start-Ups Take On Challenge of Nuclear Fusion - NYTimes.com

Start-Ups Take On Challenge of Nuclear Fusion - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com

Low carbon electricity better than gas, says government panel - BBC News: Low-carbon electricity, not gas, is the cheapest

Low carbon electricity better than gas, says government panel - BBC News: Low-carbon electricity, not gas, is the cheapest way to keep lights on and meet carbon targets, says the government's climate advisory panel.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi,

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH The minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS, including e-cigarettes) should be 21, according to new...
Source: jwatch.org

Fewer antibiotics, better outcomes for complicated appendectomy patients?: With acute appendicitis ranking among the nation's

Fewer antibiotics, better outcomes for complicated appendectomy patients?: With acute appendicitis ranking among the nation's most common acute surgical emergencies, researchers studied the relatively routine use of post-operative antibiotics in complicated cases and found that they didn't reduce infections...
Source: medicalxpress.com

The Political Clout of the Meat Industry: How the $900 billion business has been influencing government nutrition guidelines

The Political Clout of the Meat Industry: How the $900 billion business has been influencing government nutrition guidelines for decades
Source: theatlantic.com

Astronomers compile stunning 46-billion pixel image of the Milky Way | ExtremeTech: A team of astronomers at the German

Astronomers compile stunning 46-billion pixel image of the Milky Way | ExtremeTech: A team of astronomers at the German University have compiled a tremendous image of the Milky Way galaxy. The image contains 46 billion pixels, which makes it the most enormous astronomical photo ever captured to date.
Source: extremetech.com

Plague traced back to Bronze Age - BBC News: Plague has been a scourge on humanity for far longer than previously thought,

Plague traced back to Bronze Age - BBC News: Plague has been a scourge on humanity for far longer than previously thought, samples of ancient DNA show.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Epic slide deck from former Yahoo board member lays out the future of tech and media: Top business-strategist Michael Wolf

Epic slide deck from former Yahoo board member lays out the future of tech and media: Top business-strategist Michael Wolf shares a massive presentation on the future of tech and media in 2016. [Direct link to Slides http://www.slideshare.net/ActivateInc/activate-tech-and-media-outlook-2016]
Source: businessinsider.com

New Clues Into Ebola as Ill Nurse Improves - NYTimes.com. An experimental antiviral compound, GS5734, was used.

New Clues Into Ebola as Ill Nurse Improves - NYTimes.com. An experimental antiviral compound, GS5734, was used.
Source: nytimes.com