Boarding planes back-to-front DOUBLES Covid exposure risk because people more likely to ‘cluster’

Boarding planes back-to-front DOUBLES the risk that passengers will be exposed to Covid because people are more likely to ‘cluster’ while dealing with their baggage, study finds Major airlines adopted back-to-front boarding to minimize exposure between seated passengers and those entering the plane But a new study finds that boarding an airplane in this method … Read more

Boarding planes back-to-front DOUBLES Covid exposure risk because people more likely to ‘cluster’

Boarding planes back-to-front DOUBLES the risk that passengers will be exposed to Covid because people are more likely to ‘cluster’ while dealing with their baggage, study finds Major airlines adopted back-to-front boarding to minimize exposure between seated passengers and those entering the plane But a new study finds that boarding an airplane in this method … Read more

Exposure to industrial chemicals in pregnancy ‘more likely to lead to autistic children’

Women exposed to industrial chemicals including metals and pesticides while pregnant are more likely to have autistic children, study finds Researchers looked for evidence of industrial chemicals in Canadian women They found metals, pesticides, PCBs and BPS chemical were linked to autism They discovered the link by looking at autistic traits in pre-school children  By … Read more

Indecent exposure allegation reported to police four days before Sarah Everard vanished

An indecent exposure allegation that Sarah Everard murder suspect Wayne Couzens has also been arrested over was reported to police four days before she vanished.  Couzens, 48, was arrested late on Tuesday on suspicion of the kidnap and murder of marketing executive Miss Everard, 33, and indecent exposure to a second unnamed victim. The Metropolitan Police … Read more

Indecent exposure allegation reported to police four days before Sarah Everard vanished

An indecent exposure allegation that Sarah Everard murder suspect Wayne Couzens has also been arrested over was reported to police four days before she vanished.  Couzens, 48, was arrested late on Tuesday on suspicion of the kidnap and murder of marketing executive Miss Everard, 33, and indecent exposure to a second unnamed victim. The Metropolitan Police … Read more

Dozens of moderators sue Facebook for severe mental trauma after exposure to violent images at work 

Dozens of Facebook moderators sue social media giant for severe mental trauma after being exposed to violent images at work Dozens of moderators for the social media giant are suing for mental trauma  Their roles were to spot and remove harrowing material from the website Some attempted suicide while others have post-traumatic stress disorder  By … Read more

Dozens of moderators sue Facebook for severe mental trauma after exposure to violent images at work 

Dozens of Facebook moderators sue social media giant for severe mental trauma after being exposed to violent images at work  Dozens of moderators for the social media giant are suing for mental trauma  Their roles were to spot and remove harrowing material from the website Some attempted suicide while others have post-traumatic stress disorder  By … Read more

Early antibiotic exposure linked with reduced growth in boys

Giving newborn baby boys antibiotics could stunt their growth in the early years of life, a new study suggests.   Antibiotic treatment within 14 days of birth is linked with reduced weight and height in boys – but not girls – up to the age of six, experts found.  The researchers think the differences may result … Read more

Coroner records air pollution exposure as cause of death for first time

Air pollution was today recorded as a medical cause of death of a nine-year-old girl who suffered a fatal asthma attack in a first for the UK.  Ella Kissi-Debrah is believed to be the first person in the country to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate, following the … Read more