The digital routes of human smuggling? Evidence from the UK - Diba P, Papanicolaou G, Antonopoulos GA.
There are justified concerns but little empirical evidence about the implications of the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the business of human smuggling. The knowledge base on the use of ICT in human smuggling has rarely gone bey... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Women must be offered breast cancer checks and smear tests during their lunch hour, report demands
Women must be offered lunchtime mammograms or smear tests to halt a collapse in screening rates, a report commissioned by the NHS has stated. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DR ELLIE CANNON: Am I really too old for a smear?
DR ELLIE CANNON: Those aged between 25 and 50 will be offered a smear every three years. For women aged 50 to 65, it's every five years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cervical cancer: Nottingham woman calls for earlier smear tests
Paige Hart, from Nottingham, calls for the smear test age to be lowered. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman reveals agony of losing twin daughters after they were born at 24 weeks
EXCLUSIVE: Chloe Turner, 30, from Northamptonshire, underwent a loop biopsy (LLETZ) in 2014 after a routine smear test discovered abnormal cervical cells. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Using hand sanitizer may be giving you a false sense of security
That blob of hand sanitizer you quickly smear onto your hands probably won't kill those cold and flu bugs. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists Say Amazon Wildfires Caused by Rise in Deforestation
Blazing wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have garnered international attention and concern, which prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to call on international leaders to hold discussions about the fires during the August 24-26, 2019, G7 summit in France. According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the country has experienced more than 76,000 wildfires this year, most of them in the Amazon. This represents an 80 percent increase from the same period last year.
Brazilian Minister of the Environment Ricardo Salles blamed “Dry weather, wind, and heat” for the fires, but lead...
Source: Public Policy Reports - September 4, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Diagnosis of late-stage prostate cancer at all-time high
Charity calls on men and GPs to be more aware of risk factors, signs and symptoms Related items fromOnMedica Urine test could end fear of smears How a ‘grumpy’ GP can have a disproportionate effect on a young person’s health Male students shun university mental health support Forget Brexit, it ’s all about TRexit Smoking may worsen cancer pain (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 2, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Disabled women blocked from accessing potentially lifesaving smear tests for decades, report reveals
Kerry Thompson, 40, from Milton Keynes, waited more than a decade for a smear test as a result of her disability. Luckily, Kerry's results came back clear. But her story is not unique. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Confused About Who Should Get the HPV Vaccine, and When? The CDC Has New Recommendations
For its first few years on the market, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was approved only for young girls. Over time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broadened its approval to include boys, as well as adults up to age 45—allowing more people to get the cancer-preventing vaccine, but also breeding confusion about who should get vaccinated and when.
On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new recommendations, based on guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, that should clear up some of that confusion. The CDC reaffirmed that its prior...
Source: TIME: Health - August 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized onetime public health Source Type: news
Marina Wheeler urges women to take smear tests
Boris Johnson's estranged wife, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in May, says she is "cancer-free". (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How did Twitter help a sexual abuse survivor brave a smear test?
Support from people on Twitter has helped a woman take a smear test for the first time. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy woman diagnosed with cervical cancer at 25 begs Government to lower smear test age
Emily-Rae Rushmer, 26, of Milton Keynes, was diagnosed in November 2018 after having abnormal bleeding. She is urging other women not to 'put off' their smear test. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer patient, 25, diagnosed WEEKS before her first smear test is calling for lower screening age
Amy Anderson, of Gateshead, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in March this year, three weeks before she was eligible to have a smear test. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DNA analysis reveals cryptic underwater ecosystem engineers
(University of British Columbia) They look like smears of pink bubblegum on the rocks off British Columbia's coast, indistinguishable from one another.But a new DNA analysis of coralline algae led by UBC and Hakai Institute researchers has revealed a wealth of different species -- a diversity that could hold the key to protecting critical underwater habitats like kelp forests. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 11, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
