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Are laptops a health risk?

Laptops are giving people back problems according to new research. Slouching over the screen apparently causes damage to muscles in the back and neck. It is affecting children as young as 12 and...
17:35 Mon 04th Jun 20076 answers, last by sleepy1 21:21 Mon 04th Jun 2007
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Smokers to be denied surgery?

Smokers are to be denied operations on the NHS unless they quit smoking at least four weeks beforehand. The logic behind this is that smokers apparently take longer to recover from operations....
17:33 Mon 04th Jun 200717 answers, last by Doc Spock 12:30 Fri 15th Jun 2007
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Kids to get happiness tests

Kids are to be given happiness tests at school from as young as four. The tests have been created by government watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). This idea...
17:32 Mon 04th Jun 20071 answer, last by juliacornwal 13:14 Thu 07th Jun 2007
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Lohan addicted to 'hillbilly heroin'

Lindsay Lohan's dad claims that his daughter is addicted to a number of things including the painkiller OxyContin; it is often referred to as 'hillbilly heroin' and has caused a number of deaths...
11:20 Fri 01st Jun 20076 answers, last by Reverandfunk 15:32 Fri 01st Jun 2007
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Children without sex � the future?

The man who invented the Pill, Professor Djerassi, believes that by 2050 women freezing eggs in their twenties to save until they older will be the norm. Egg freezing technology has advanced greatly...
11:05 Fri 01st Jun 200736 answers, last by alijangra 18:36 Fri 01st Jun 2007
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Fines for parents who let their children have a kickabout

It is commonplace to find children having a game of football in the street and surely it's good to see considering the recent uproar over child obesity rates. But a council in Leicester has outlawed...
10:33 Fri 01st Jun 20078 answers, last by Reverandfunk 11:36 Mon 04th Jun 2007
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Kids meeting up with online friends behind parents' backs

Apparently, children are increasingly meeting up with people they meet up with on the internet without their parents' knowledge. A new study found that 20% of the children asked, had a friend online...
13:09 Thu 31st May 20072 answers, last by Carakeel 22:11 Thu 31st May 2007
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Should companies use technology to identify slackers?

Many companies are showing interest in a new computer test developed to identify people who aren't good at focussing on their work. The programme, created at University College London, would be used...
13:06 Thu 31st May 20073 answers, last by jake-the-peg 15:49 Thu 31st May 2007
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Should schools use metal detectors?

A comprehensive school has admitted using search wands (like those used at airports) to check pupils for knives and even mobile phones during exam periods. The head teacher claims that the parents and...
13:02 Thu 31st May 20071 answer, last by sickofhome 10:23 Tue 05th Jun 2007
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Parents of babies to be given learning diaries

A new ?9m Government scheme will see that parents are encouraged to log details of their children's learning development. Experts will then check the diaries to ensure that parents are doing their...
12:48 Wed 30th May 200713 answers, last by Reverandfunk 09:42 Thu 31st May 2007
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Big Brother returns

Tonight will see the start of this year's Big Brother. It is rumoured that there will be a big twist at the start with all the contestants being female. Will you be watching? Are you sick of this...
12:33 Wed 30th May 200723 answers, last by Steve_ref 12:46 Sun 03rd Jun 2007
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First prize � a kidney

A new Dutch reality show will see contestants battle it out for transplant organs. The show will see a dying woman decide which contestant will receive one of her kidneys. The contestants will make...
12:25 Wed 30th May 20079 answers, last by anotheoldgit 03:45 Sat 02nd Jun 2007
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Is today's British music better than Britpop?

Razorlight, Kasabian, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, The Fratellis, Editors, Keane? the list goes on. British music seems to be going through a good patch at the moment. The question is, are they in the same...
11:16 Tue 29th May 20077 answers, last by littleoldme 23:56 Tue 29th May 2007
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Are Grammar schools the way forward?

The Tory party has been divided over grammar schools. David Cameron has announced that the party shouldn't focus too much on them, focussing instead on the city academies favoured by Tony Blair....
11:11 Tue 29th May 20074 answers, last by teddybon 21:49 Wed 06th Jun 2007
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Support staff doing midwives' duties

Support staff are doing the jobs of midwives putting pregnant women at risk, a report has announced. Some medical trusts actually took the midwives off the wards and substituted them with support...
11:07 Tue 29th May 20074 answers, last by Lolliemma 18:39 Thu 31st May 2007
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Alcohol and pregnancy � who do we listen to?

New Government advice advises pregnant women and those who are trying for a baby to avoid alcohol completely. Previously it was suggested one or two units a week would not harm a baby or the chance of...
10:25 Fri 25th May 20078 answers, last by missrandom 16:26 Fri 25th May 2007
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C4 made to grovel

C4 will be forced to make apologies for its handling over the race row that had the world glued to this year's Celebrity Big Brother. It escaped a fine but instead must make numerous apologies before...
10:03 Fri 25th May 20075 answers, last by galltin 13:28 Wed 30th May 2007

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