Health

Leicester City Council calls for action over contaminated meat

Leicester City Council calls for action over contaminated meat

Leicester City Council is considering taking action against meat vendors in the city after an extensive investigation revealed that nearly half of all meat in the area contained ingredients from an “undeclared species”. In what promises to be a follow-up to the 2013 horse meat scandal, the council found widespread contraventions of food labelling law. It launched a citywide meat[Read More…]

Atos to access NHS data

Atos to access NHS data

Atos will soon be given the powers to directly access the records of millions of patients across the UK, it has been revealed. The controversial firm has attracted widespread criticism after assessing millions of terminally ill and disabled patients across the UK as fit to work. Some of those patients died shortly after the Atos medical assessment. While that does[Read More…]

Polio-like disease emerges in children vaccinated against polio

Polio-like disease emerges in children vaccinated against polio

Vaccinations are often sold to the population on the premise that they will reduce the likelihood of developing disease. Mothers who fail to vaccinate their children are often made to feel reckless and irresponsible. In some cases, that may even be enough to trigger an investigation by social services. Take the polio vaccine for example. In the West, it has[Read More…]

Details of NHS patients sold to insurers

Details of NHS patients sold to insurers

The details of all NHS patients has been sold to insurers, it has been revealed. The revelations come just days after the government announced its intention to opt all NHS users into a government super-database in May. The database would mean that all of the private medical records and data about NHS patients will be made available to third party[Read More…]

Food packaging has been found to contain toxic chemicals

Toxic chemicals found in packaging

There have been recent reports of toxic chemicals found in food packaging that can pose a long-term health risk to all consumers. Unbeknownst to millions, they are putting themselves at risk of a number of diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes. Scientists told the Daily Express, “A range of chemicals are leaking from containers into food and drink. Although it[Read More…]