New, fast methods of construction to offset the shortage of housing, and energy efficiency measures such as wall cladding, require a rethink of building regulations, public safety institute NIPV and the fire brigade said on Monday. If the risks are not properly analysed, when so much is being done and so quickly, there is a real risk that people could die, the NIPV said in a new report. “In particular, vulnerable people run risks in this sort of housing,’ fire expert Lieuwe de Witte
Dr Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist based in India, said that studies have shown that night shift workers are at a higher risk of neurodegenerative diseases
Schools and universities should be banned from using materials funded by the alcohol industry which 'normalise drinking and downplay health risks'.
Millions of people take over-the-counter medications to help ease heartburn. But scientists in Maryland say the drugs may be linked to severe headaches. READ MORE: Pharmacist reveals best over-the-counter remedies for heartburn
In this article, we explain the benefits of fiber, along with the potential side effects of overconsumption, and how to have just the right amount.
Scientists believe the colour of your tongue could be an early warning sign of cancer or diabetes. Harvard researchers say your tongue can actually reveal a lot about your health,
A Bay Area infectious diseases expert is breaking down the risks of bird
Can a burst of anger take a toll on the heart? Previous research has suggested there’s a link between an acute episode of anger and an increased risk of heart attack. Researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Yale School of Medicine, St. John’s University in New York and other institutions wanted to tease out why. To answer that question, they’d need to make some people angry. The investigators recruited 280 healthy young adults and randomized them into four groups: a control...
Dutch cybersecurity companies have issued warnings to thousands of companies about a global ransomware attack. The attackers, known as the Cactus Gang, are from Eastern Europe and have been active since the end of last year. The gang penetrated the companies' networks because the companies used a Qlik Sense server. The Dutch experts said they discovered that many of these servers are vulnerable to ransomware attacks. The experts work for Delft security company Fox-IT, Northwave from Utrecht,...
Documents show officials were told blood plasma harvested from US convicts was contaminated with viruses• : the true story of the UK infected blood scandal; plus: ‘My mum gave the injections that killed my brothers’A commercial blood product at the centre of the biggest treatment scandal in the history of the NHS was approved for use after government officials were told convicts were among the paid donors and virus contamination “should be assumed”, corporate filings reveal.The product, given to...
FBI Warns Of Risk Of Chinese Hack Attack On Energy Infrastructure Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, The director of the FBI has warned that the Chinese state has its sights set on U.S. critical infrastructure to compromise U.S. economic and national security. Speaking at the Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, Christopher Wray said: “The PRC [People’s Republic of China] has made it clear that it considers every sector that makes our society...
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