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Professor David White to be next Director of the Institute of Food Research
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is pleased to announce today that Professor David White has been appointed Director of the Institute of Food Research (IFR) at Norwich, with effect from 1 September 2004. Professor White has been Director of Science and Technology at BBSRC Office since October 1997. Before that he... view more... (2004-05-05)
Patient information can encourage or limit choice
Patients have a right to information about their care. Good patient information should describe what will happen, explain why, and highlight possible choices with risks and benefits. Yet, a study in this week's BMJ finds that information is often poor and can limit a patient's ability to make choices about their care. Researchers at the Royal... view more... (2003-04-15)
Millennials' medspa influence
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery has released its results from a consumer survey asking 1,000 women their opinions on medical spas. view more (2008-06-25)
UniS Lecturer to serve on Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
Dr Corinne de Vries, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacoepidemiology at the Postgraduate Medical School at the University of Surrey, has been invited to serve as a member of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) with immediate effect until 31 March 2007. COT, which is part of the Department of Health,... view more... (2004-08-09)
New decision software hailed 'internationally leading'
A new computer programme that can help make intelligent judgements is set to advance the way we make decisions. view more (2004-11-23)
U of Minnesota researchers examine the value of health information technology
University of Minnesota researchers found that the use of health information technology (IT), a popular health policy initiative, has had little or no effect on patient safety. view more (2009-03-11)
Welcome Alternative To Warfarin For People At High Risk Of Stroke (pp 1686, 1691)
Results of an international study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide strong evidence that the oral direct thrombin-inhibitor ximelagatran could be a safe and effective alternative to warfarin in reducing stroke among people with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (irregular and rapidly beating atria) increases the risk of cardiac... view more... (2003-11-19)
Obtaining vegetable proteins from grain legumes
Obtaining quality proteins from grain legumes for both human and animal consumption is the aim of the "Grain Legumes" project, financed by the European Union VI Framework Programme for Technological Research and Development in which the Public University of Navarre is a participant. view more (2004-03-26)
Pop-up car bonnets will help reduce pedestrian deaths
Road vehicles may soon be fitted with pop-up bonnets, windscreen airbags and energy absorbing bumpers to improve pedestrian safety, according to researchers in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-05-07)
NIH study finds low short-term risks after bariatric surgery for extreme obesity
Short-term complications and death rates were low following bariatric surgery to limit the amount of food that can enter the stomach, decrease absorption of food or both, according to the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS-1). view more (2009-07-31)
Concerns raised over policy to add folic acid to flour
A UK Department of Health committee has now recommended universal fortification of flour with folic acid to reduce the level of neural tube defects. Yet researchers in this week's BMJ warn that we need to be cautious before introducing such a policy. Although the benefits of supplementation are clear, the possible harms of such a policy are not,... view more... (2001-11-20)
ICSU Releases Synthesis Report On GMOs
The International Council for Science (ICSU) today announced the release of a new report entitled New Genetics, Food and Agriculture: Scientific Discoveries - Societal Dilemmas. A synthesis of more than 50 science-based reviews, the report assesses the risks and benefits of applying new genetic discoveries to food and agriculture. The report was... view more... (2003-06-11)
Society's lack of food allergies impacts those afflicted with food allergies
The level of knowledge and understanding of children with food allergies varies significantly across three key groups: pediatricians and family physicians, the general public and families who have a child with food allergies. The article describing the new findings was published in the September issue of BioMed Central Pediatrics. view more (2008-10-01)
Airbag to keep windsurfer safe on 8000 km voyage
ESA PR 47-2003. Extreme sports adventurer Rapha'Ğla Le Gouvello is about to windsurf 8000 km across the Pacific Ocean - from Peru to Tahiti in 80 days. Her board incorporates a new 'anti-capsize' airbag system, the first result of an ESA technology transfer initiative to improve safety for small boats at sea. The concept is to produce a small,... view more... (2003-08-06)
Progress slow in improving hospitals' patient safety systems
While there has been some improvement in patient safety systems at hospitals, progress has been slow and the current systems are not close to meeting certain recommendations, according to a study in the December 14 issue of JAMA. view more (2005-12-14)
Animal food allergens unmasked
The relatedness of an animal food protein to a human protein determines whether it can cause allergy, according to new research by scientists from the Institute of Food Research in Norwich and the Medical University of Vienna. view more (2007-10-15)
Participative risk regulation and the reform of the UK food safety regime
Henry Rothstein explores the impact of contemporary trends towards participative risk regulation on policy processes and outcomes. view more (2004-11-18)
LHC switch-on fears are completely unfounded
A new report published on Friday, 5 September, provides the most comprehensive evidence available to confirm that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)'s switch-on, due on Wednesday next week, poses no threat to mankind. Nature's own cosmic rays regularly produce more powerful particle collisions than those planned within the LHC, which will enable... view more... (2008-09-08)
Funding to investigate 'food miles' - from farm to fork
Geographers from Coventry and Exeter Universities have been awarded over £170,000 by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to investigate the links between food production and food consumption. In recent years there has been growing public concern about the health and safety of food products, highlighted by recent outbreaks of BSE,... view more... (2002-12-03)
What's really in your St John's wort tablets?
The real amount of active ingredient in over-the-counter St John's wort "varies greatly" and can be up to 114% of the amount on the label, according to new study in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. view more (2004-02-04)
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