Construction Firms Must Act On Advice Warn HSE, UK The
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reminded construction companies that if they ignore advice about risks they are likely to face prosecution. The reminder follows the prosecution of a Lancashire property developer after it failed to act on a series of warnings about poor security and lack of systems for managing site traffic.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy On Properties Of Carbon Nanotubes, Water Could Have Wide-Ranging Implications A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny high-tech devices to scientists' understanding of biological processes, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The findings, published in the Oct.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBreast Cancer Patient Can No Longer Afford To Save Her Own Life "We had major medical
health insurance when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987," recalls Leslie Elder of West Palm Beach, Fla. "After a radical mastectomy, I was again diagnosed with breast cancer and had another radical mastectomy in 1992. Left with huge unpaid balances and tripling premiums, we were forced to drop the insurance in 2003.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSue Barker MBE Presents Awards At MDC National Conference The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign's National Conference took place on 27 September at Birmingham's Hilton Metropole. Charity President, Sue Barker MBE, was there to present outstanding achievement awards to Muscular Dystrophy Campaign supporters from all over the UK.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com'Invisibility Cloak' To Protect Coastlines Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tested an 'invisibility cloak' that could reduce the risk of large water waves overtopping coastal defences.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCSHP Selects Jay Rho As 2008 Pharmacist Of The Year And Mirta Millares For Distinguished Service, California Drs. Veronica Bandy, Daniel Dong and Maria Serpa Designated as 2008 Society Fellows and Darren Besoyan to Receive Technician Achievement Award.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHaiti: Survivors In Flooded Village Stranded With No Help A month after the last tropical storms and hurricanes hit Haiti, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams have found a whole village partially submerged and its 2,400 remaining inhabitants stranded with no help.
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