Flint became the first home office minister to admit that she tried smoking dope while a student in the 1980s, a fact she revealed when pushing reclassification of cannabis through the Commons.She moved on to become minister for public health in May 2005 and oversaw the introduction of the smoking ban which came into place [...]
Her move to the Treasury now gives her a firm seat within senior government ranks. Like her husband, Cooper has a strong economics background. The Scottish-born MP was previously an economics researcher for John Smith, the late Labour leader, before becoming a policy adviser to the Bill Clinton presidential campaign. Cooper has since held a [...]
BOSTON - Investigators probing the source of a listeria outbreak said Thursday the strain that killed three people was found at a dairy processing plant in central Massachusetts. But officials have not yet determined exactly where the milk was contaminated.
“We know that there’s a problem in that plant and we have connected the patients to [...]
Add one more public health problem associated with obesity: increased risk of injury or death in a car accident.
A new medical study suggests when weight goes up, seat-belt usage drops, findings that researchers hope will encourage car manufacturers to promote seat-belt extenders and engineering solutions such as seat belts with wider, more cushioned bands and [...]
