Articles for ‘The Guardian’

Cocktail party plan to mark the end of the line for tube drinkers

Articles posted 16.05.08
: Hundreds of people will bid goodbye to drinking on the London underground with a subterranean cocktail party on the Circle line, following a viral campaign on Facebook

Young mothers talk to teenagers about pregnancy, body image and contraception

Articles posted 06.05.08
: Young mothers Emily, Chloe, and Marie go into secondary schools and talk to teenagers about pregnancy, body image and contraception

All-terrain wheelchair promises users a smooth ride

Articles posted 07.04.08
: A vehicle on show at the Science Museum means users no longer have to worry about getting stuck in potholes or gutters

How can we tackle elder abuse?

Articles posted 02.04.08
: A three-year, government-backed study will examine the risk of abuse and neglect of older people in care homes and on NHS wards. But how prevalent is the problem, and how can we tackle it? We ask the experts

Computers offer breakthrough in Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Articles posted 22.02.08
: Computer software can diagnose Alzheimer's disease from brain scans more reliably than clinical experts, new research published today by the journal Brain suggests

Fizzy drinks linked to gout

Articles posted 01.02.08
: Men who consume large amounts of fizzy or sugary drinks are at higher risk of contracting gout than those who abstain, a new study has concluded

Engineering: the degree of choice for terrorists?

Articles posted 31.01.08
: According to an Oxford University paper, many terrorists have an 'engineer's mindset'

New Year honours 2007 for public sector

Articles posted 29.12.07
: Fiona Reynolds, director general of the National Trust, has been appointed a Dame in a New Year honours list that widely favours charities, campaigners and local government

Hospitals under scrutiny as health records found in bin

Articles posted 20.12.07
: Norfolk and Norwich hospital has become the latest organisation to leak personal data after confidential health records of 55 patients were found in a residential wheelie bin

RenterGirl, the new build blogger

Articles posted 19.12.07
: RenterGirl tells a story of a dilemma most people in big cities in the UK would recognise: house prices are out of her range but she doesn't qualify for social housing, so she makes do with her one-bedroom rented new-build with small cupboards and thin walls

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