MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009
The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures. Source link
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MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009
Lib Dem MPs have a free vote on the bill, and speaking to BBC Breakfast, the party leader Sir Ed Davey said: ‘I’ve seen the health impacts of smoking tobacco, there’s no good outcome, it’s always bad, it’s the leading cause of preventable death in our country.” Source link
Jeremy Paxman: Parkinson’s ‘makes you wish you hadn’t been born’
The former University Challenge presenter delivers a list of recommendations to Downing Street. Source link
UK smoking ban for those born after 2009 starts journey into law
The UK government pushes ahead with plans for some of the world’s toughest anti-tobacco laws. Source link
Robotic Technology restores hope for a 60-Day-Old Infant born with kidney ailments – ET HealthWorld
Pune: In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Pune hospital, successfully employed advanced robotic technology to preserve the kidney function of a 60-day-old infant born with Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction of the left kidney. The infant suffered from a condition where the flow of urine out of the kidney was blocked, poses a serious threat to the infant’s … Read more
Peterborough father's brain tumour shock after new baby born
The wife of a man diagnosed with terminal brain cancer says their lives have become a nightmare. Source link
Baby born from three people’s DNA in UK first
Prof Robin Lovell-Badge, from the Francis Crick Research Institute, said: “It will be interesting to know how well the mitochondrial replacement therapy technique worked at a practical level, whether the babies are free of mitochondrial disease, and whether there is any risk of them developing problems later in life.” Source link
Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Accidental leader, born politician
In politics, accidental leaders eventually fade away after hogging the limelight in the positions to which they were catapulted by circumstances or by their masters. Only a few manage to change the tide in their favour or outwit their political handlers. Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami belongs to that breed of politicians … Read more
Congleton mum’s brain tumour detected week after baby born
Abi Naylor put migraines down to the stress of giving birth – but doctors found a 2.75in (7cm) tumour. Source link
How you’re born alters vaccines’ power
The types of good bacteria which colonise our bodies at birth could influence how well vaccines work. Source link