The U.K. to Vote on World ’s Only Generational Smoking Ban
The U.K. House of Commons will vote Tuesday on the “Tobacco and Vapes Bill” that would make it illegal for anyone born in 2009 or beyond to buy tobacco and add restrictions to vaping. Its passage would amount to an effective lifetime ban on smoking for those under the age of 15.
The bill was backed by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has referred to tobacco as “the single biggest entirely preventable cause of ill-health, disability, and death.”
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While the bill has support from lawmakers from both the opposition Labour and ruling Conserv...
Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Gordon Tags: Uncategorized News News Desk Source Type: news
Liberia: Functioning Supply Chain Key to Healthcare Delivery
[New Dawn] Monrovia, Liberia -- -Liberia's deputy minister for budget, underscores need for a functional supply chain for effective healthcare delivery here. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
Amid budget crunch, NASA seeks Hail Mary on Mars Sample Return
NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission may be the most audacious robotic exploration campaign ever conceived: a multimission attempt to collect rock samples from the Red Planet and get them back to laboratories on Earth. But it is also exorbitantly expensive: A review last year
found it could cost
as much as $11 billion. Today, NASA’s leadership revealed that if the agency sticks with the current mission plan and spreads out its annual budget to politically acceptable levels, the samples wouldn’t be returned until 2040. “The bottom line is that $11 billion is too expensive, and not returning samples unt...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 15, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Opinion: Beware, Ottawa: Look what austerity and deficit fetishism did to Britain
Johnna Montgomerie is a professor at the University of British Columbia. During national budget deliberations we often encounter a familiar narrative decrying the size of the deficit, lamenting the national debt and warning against passing the burden of debt to future generations. Deficit hawks…#johnnamontgomerie #takebritain #conservativeparty #conservative #georgeosborne #hymanminsky #josephstiglitz #thomaspiketty #brownuniversity #markblyth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Managing a centralised workplace adjustments budget
NHS Employers - This guidance explores the essential considerations for effectively managing a centralised workplace adjustments budget.GuidanceMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - April 15, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news
India rubbishes Lancet report, says spending on healthcare is at all-time high
A recent Lancet report highlighted India's healthcare spending low at 1.2% of GDP, but government sources defended increased investments. The Health Ministry aims to reach 2.5% by 2025, with budgets rising significantly. Flagship initiatives like Ayushman Bharat aim to improve healthcare access, while efforts focus on reducing out-of-pocket expenses and expanding services nationwide. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Netflix shifting away from big-budget action flicks and big-name stars. Here's its new plan
None Dan Lin, Netflix's new film chief, wants to diversify its movie offerings. • None The move follows criticism of Netflix's focus on big-budget films. Tired of seeing the same action movie on Netflix over and over? Netflix knows, and they're working on it. High-octane action films backed by…#nonedanlin #netflix #danlin #markwahlberg #spenserconfidential #robertpbarker #rottentomatoes #scottstuber #belabajaria #times (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Office Apocalypse, New Expenses Are Wrecking Big Cities' Budgets
Boston has a bit of a budget problem. The rise in remote work has caused a slow and steady decline in commercial real-estate prices, and, as a result, property-tax revenue is falling, leaving the city facing a $1 billion tax deficit over the next five years. The same issue, coupled with a…#boston #denver #seattle #washingtondc #maryland #arizona #justinmarlowe #postai #pewcharitabletrusts #lucydadayan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Big-Budget Gaelic Drama To Begin Filming In Outer Hebrides
Filming begins next week on a big-budget family drama, which producers hope will herald a new era in non-English language shows within the British Isles. The Guardian reports that four-part thriller An t-Eilean (The Island) is the most expensive drama ever made in Scots Gaelic, coming in at…#nonenglish #britishisles #guardian #scotsgaelic #amhuinnsuidhecastle #taransay #castaway #hinterland #blackcamelpictures #mgalba (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Europe ’s best night trains for a good night’s sleep
The big-budget ticket price for the Venice Simplon Orient Express might be worth it if you want to guarantee sleep. Given the noise disruption and lack of legroom of a long-haul flight, many travellers are curious to try a night train to ensure a better night’s sleep. With proper beds and…#tripadvisor #tripadvisor674 #champagne #caledoniansleeper #scotland #lottielimb #inverness #europeansleeper #prague #amsterdam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Liberals pledge to crack down on mortgage fraud, corporate ownership in latest housing announcement
The federal Liberals capped off a run of pre-budget housing announcements with new pledges, including plans to crack down on mortgage and real estate fraud and to restrict the purchase of existing single-family homes by large, corporate investors, and to provide low-interest loans of up to $40,000…#liberals #seanfraser #conservative #pierrepoilievre #globeandmail #ottawa #canadians #conservatives #gst #robertmclister (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gas prices are on the rise again. Here's where experts say they are going next
Budget-conscious motorists may want to fill up sooner rather than later, as prices at the pump are likely headed higher in the near term. The approach of the peak driving season and the annual switch by refineries to more costly summer gasolines has driven up the national average for unleaded to…#russian #israel #hamas #gazastrip #iran #israeli #iranian #syria #defense #lloydaustin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Germany Proves It's Serious About Defense Spending
No mainstream politician seems to think cutting the military budget is the way out of a fiscal crunch. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Budget Chairman Rejects Calls to Prioritize Budget
Only in Washington, kids. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gas prices are on the rise again. Here's what to expect next
Budget-conscious motorists may want to fill up sooner rather than later, as prices at the pump are likely headed higher in the near term. The approach of the peak driving season and the annual switch by refineries to more costly summer gasolines has driven up the national average for unleaded to…#russian #israel #hamas #gazastrip #iran #israeli #iranian #syria #defense #lloydaustin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
