Binge Britain: 8000 children a year now being treated for drink ... May 24, 2008
"A survey published with the report shows that young children are drinking more than ever before. Although the number of 11 to 15 year olds who said they had never had a drink fell last year, those who admit to drinking are downing more.Drinkers aged 11 to 15 consume an average of 11.4 units per week - almost six pints of beer a week - the highest figure ever recorded.And 30 per cent of 15 year olds said it was fine to get drunk at least once a week, according to a poll of 8,000 teenagers.The... (Daily Mail)
Hospital alcohol admissions soar May 23, 2008
Dr Varuna Aluvihare, liver specialist at Kings College Hospital ... Dr Varuna Aluvihare, a liver specialist at Kings College Hospital said: "We are talking about a younger age group, drinking sometimes huge quantities, which can be damaging. "We are seeing people in their 20s and 30s. (BBC News -- Health)
School notes Apr 21, 2008
Junior Kayshia Kruger won third place in a Domestic Violence Poster Contest sponsored by Kings College. My theme was sexual assault awareness, she said. (Scranton Times, PA)
Rite of spring celebrated with critical examination Apr 9, 2008
Reuters Published: April 9, 2008. An annual rite of spring is celebrated on Thursday with the publication of the 145th Wisden Cricketers Almanac at a critical point for the game it records and celebrates. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
This NPP-NDC blame-shifting game, are we safe? Apr 3, 2008
Feature Article of Thursday, 3 April 2008. Feature Article of Thursday, 3 April 2008. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'Every single year you boo me. I couldn't care less' Apr 2, 2008
Daniel Coombe, chair of national council, Kings College London, said: "I don't stand here ashamed that we put forward the most progressive changes to the NUS. We may have seen conference fail to ratify but we definitely saw more than half of delegates vote for change. Change definitely needs to happen."Our national union is saddled with a structure that isn't fully representative. "Wes Streeting, NUS vice-president, who is also a popular front runner for president, told delegates: "There are... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Fashion industry 'fuelling the rise in eating disorders' Apr 1, 2008
The growing obsession with being ultra-thin - fuelled by catwalk stars such as Lily Cole and Kate Moss - is having a "dangerous influence on the public", says Prof Janet Treasure, of the Eating Disorders Research Unit at Kings College London. Girls are being bombared with images of ultra-thin models and celebrities. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Hormone therapy ups breast cancer recurrence Mar 26, 2008
"The results ... indicate a substantial risk for a new breast cancer event among breast cancer survivors using hormone-replacement therapy," wrote researcher Lars Holmberg and colleagues at Kings College London. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Kings College fined after workers exposed to asbestos Mar 17, 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a stark warning about managing the risks from asbestos, following its prosecution of Kings College, Cambridge after painters were exposed to asbestos containing materials while working at the college. Kings College in Cambridge was fined 16,000 with 14,500 costs, at Cambridge Magistrates Court today (March 6), after pleading guilty to breaching regulations 4(8), 6, 7(1), 8, 10, 11, 16 and 18 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 ... "Every... (Abeceder)
School smiley-face cover-up backfires Mar 9, 2008
Do you know where your data is. SEARCH Computing Jobs Products Google. (Computing)
Laker men wrap up spring trip with 8-1 win Mar 7, 2008
- The Lake Superior State men's tennis team closed out its spring break trip with an 8-1 victory over Kings College on Thursday ... Thursday LSSU 8, Kings College 1 Doubles 1. (Lssulakers.com)
Australian scientists in Lou Gehrig's disease breakthrough Feb 29, 2008
But University of Sydney Professor Garth Nicholson said his research, conducted in collaboration with experts at Kings College London, suggested the protein itself was causing the sickness. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Government to review broadband Feb 28, 2008
Bored and underpaid - why IT managers change jobs. SEARCH Computing Jobs Products Google. (Computing)
Organic food not so healthy Feb 24, 2008
Tom Sanders, the professor of nutrition and dietetics at Kings College London, claimed that organic food has no higher nutritional value compared to conventional food. "It is a fantastic opportunity (organic food industry) to make money out of people because you can charge more for the food, the Telegraph quoted him, as saying. The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which issues advice to consumers, also states that organic food is "not significantly different. (India Times, India)
'Human-animal' embryo green light Feb 24, 2008
Two teams from Kings College London and Newcastle University have already applied to the HFEA to use hybrid embryos. It is now expected individual hearings for these two applications will be held in November with other scientists expected to follow suit. (Yahoo News -- Human Stem Cell Research)
Cowan and Rorie to wed (2) Feb 23, 2008
The bride-elect recently graduated from Kings College with an A.A.S. Degree in Travel and Tourism Management. The groom-to-be is employed by Huntley car dealership as a parts manager. (Anson Record, NC)
No more lying about age Feb 20, 2008
A new study out of Kings College in London (and reported in the respected Archives of Internal Medicine last week) encourages us all to pay attention to what our mothers always told us: It is what's on the inside that counts, not on the outside. According to this impressive research, those who exercise regularly and hard have cells that are at least nine years younger -- biologically -- than their actual birth certificates would attest. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Huge Proportion Of Maternal Deaths Worldwide Are Preventable Feb 20, 2008
In his related expert commentary, UK pathologist Dr Sebastian Lucas (Kings College London), who was not one of the study authors, notes that the data will contribute to the debate on the associations between maternal death, HIV and malaria. Together with other representative studies on maternal deaths in poor countries, this study contributes to the critical question of how resources should best be allocated to reduce the number of maternal deaths worldwide. (Science Daily)
Most maternal deaths avoidable Feb 20, 2008
Dr Sebastian Lucas, pathologist from Kings College London said that the data would contribute to the debate on the associations between maternal death, HIV and malaria. Get personalised news stories on mobile. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
More evidence of why exercise lengthens lives Feb 13, 2008
What makes this study by a team from Kings College in London different from all others that have come before it is that it may explain why ... Tim Spector and Dr. Lynn Cherkas of Kings College, and Prof. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
New embryo test to screen for 6,000 diseases Feb 12, 2008
The technique, called preimplantation genetic haplotyping, was pioneered by Ali al-Hellani, a Saudi Arabian fertility specialist in 2004, but has been developed further by Pamela Renwick at Guy's hospital genetics centre and Prof Braude, who runs a fertility centre at Kings College, London. To test for an inherited disease, doctors remove one of eight cells from a three-day-old embryo and extract the tiny amount of DNA from the cell. (Yahoo News -- Biotechnology and Genetics)
Cure hope over diabetes therapy Feb 12, 2008
The labs will be able to provide the cells to six transplant centres based at the Oxford Radcliffe, Newcastle-up-on Tyne, North Bristol, Central Manchester, Kings College and Royal Free NHS trusts. Extreme cases. (BBC News -- Health)
Child dads 'birth problems link' Feb 7, 2008
Dr Susan Bewley, a consultant obstetrician and researcher at Kings College London, said social factors were more likely to be the reason. "The question is how good a father can you be when you are a very young person? It's far harder to be a good provider when you are that age. "It's also possible that a younger father will not offer the same kind of emotional support to a mother. (BBC News -- Health)
Cyber sexpert fails to please Feb 6, 2008
But only after you ve been patronised by the Cyber Doctor s receptionist, who for some reason thinks she s entitled to act like she spent seven years at Kings College Hospital, cutting up cadavers. I want to know more, but Dr Barber isn t giving it to me. (Inquirer)
Maternity service assessment results 2008 Jan 26, 2008
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Fair. (BBC News)
Murder hunt after market stabbing Jan 13, 2008
One man, believed to be in his mid-20s, died at the scene and two other men, whose ages are not known, were treated for facial injuries at Kings College Hospital and discharged. Police believe the stabbings followed a row between a group of black men and the victims, who were all of Middle Eastern appearance, at a greengrocer in Atlantic Road shortly before 7. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Brown pledges 'wider reform' of NHS Jan 7, 2008
"The NHS of the future will do more than just treat patients who are ill - it will be an NHS offering prevention as well," he said at Kings College in London. "The NHS of the future will be more than a universal service - it will be a personal service too. It will not be the NHS of the passive patient - the NHS of the future will be one of patient power, patients engaged and taking greater control over their own health and their healthcare, too. "And so if the NHS is to change like this - to... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Brown: NHS renewal is biggest priority Jan 7, 2008
"To be true to its principles, the NHS must continue to change," he said at Kings College, London. As the NHS prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, Brown said: "We are at the dawn of a whole new era: with growing understanding of individual risk factors, the possibility of anticipating the development of future illness, and perhaps even that of pre-empting such illness with specific advance interventions.". (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
The reading cure Jan 5, 2008
"By the Renaissance, the idea that poetry and song could "banish vexations of soul and body" was well-entrenched - to the point where Thomas Puttenham argued, in The Art of English Poesie, that the poet must "play also the physician and not only by applying a medicine to the ordinary sickness of mankind, but by making the very grief itself (in part) cure of the disease". What Puttenham meant was that the writer should use "one dolour to expel another", the sad cadence in a line of poetry... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Obituaries -- Jan. 3, 2008 Jan 5, 2008
Memorial contributions may be made c/o Linda Manjoney, 114 Kings College Pl. Stratford 06615 to contribute to the care of Eva's cats who will be cared for by Linda. (Monroe Courier, CT)
Singing offers wealth of experiences, chance to strengthen relationships Jan 4, 2008
Karina's sister Jolanta Marie Lorenc was in this choir for 9 years and is now in Nova Scotia at the University of Kings College. Jolanta sings there at the University and St. Georges Church. (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
Christmastide extends holiday season Jan 1, 2008
The service of Nine Lessons and Carols has been celebrated at Westminster for at least the past 27 years, but its roots extend back to the early 1900s, having its roots in the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols which was first held at Kings College, Cambridge on Christmas Eve 1918. The service was broadcast from Kings College in 1928 and even persisted through the bombings of World War II.. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Charter cable TV adds Comcast SportsNet, Kings Dec 29, 2007
Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Clue to migraine headache cause Dec 25, 2007
Dr Andrew Dowson, director of headache services at Kings College Hospital, London, said: "It has been suggested for many years that the hypothalamus is involved in the early stages of migraine attacks. "But there are other factors involved in the early generation of headache. " Suicide headaches Activation of the hypothalamus had previously only been seen in cluster headache, a different and altogether more crippling condition. Cluster headache sufferers experience headaches on a regular basis:... (BBC News -- Health)
Professor to head Doctor Death inquiry Dec 18, 2007
Born in Birmingham, England, Prof Ward qualified as a doctor at Kings College, London in 1967 before training as a gastroenterologist. "Prof Ward brings decades of clinical experience at the highest level to the role of commissioner of the HQCC," Mr Robertson said. (The Australian)
Universities fear massive cash loss Dec 16, 2007
Our concerns are focused on the significant new costs and administrative burdens these proposals will place on universities,' said Trainor, principal of Kings College London. The new system will require universities to choose students earlier, sponsor them and have them registered with the Home Office. (Guardian Unlimited)
Israeli avoids UK arrest threat Dec 7, 2007
He had been invited to London as keynote speaker at a counter terrorism seminar at Kings College. The visit was called off after the UK government had been unable to guarantee him immunity, his office said, in the event of a private citizens complaint leading to an arrest warrant for war crimes. (BBC News -- Africa)
Armageddon?Why the end of the world looks closer for some Russians Nov 22, 2007
Marat Shterin, a sociologist of religion at Kings College London, says: "The Russian Orthodox Church tends to be quite anti-sectarian, but on this occasion there seems to be a degree of understanding that while this manifestation of millenarian beliefs - belief that we live in 'the end time' - is extreme, some of the group's views are shared by many within the Church." ... " 'Evil' Pyotr Kuznetsov declared himself a prophet several years ago, establishing a group of true Russian Orthodox... (BBC News -- Europe)
Media diplomacy: What role for transnational news? Nov 22, 2007
The workshop, which will take place at Kings College, has been organised by Marie Gillespie at the ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) and Ben OLoughlin at the New Political Communication Unit at Royal Holloway College. The event is sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) New Security Challenges programme, and hosted by Kings College London. (EurekAlert!)
US prisons are full, but crime, cost to taxpayers soar Nov 20, 2007
The US incarceration rate is the world's highest, followed by Russia, according to 2006 figures compiled by Kings College in London. Since 1970, the US population has risen 50 percent overall. (Boston Globe)
No rescue for subprime savers Nov 13, 2007
A report from Kings College London, Unison and Birmingham University later this week will show the harm done to victims. So far they have only had a little help from an emergency fund: some MPs gave up a day's wages. (Guardian Unlimited)
State's tax system makes it a big loser on immigrant labor Nov 9, 2007
"The problem is it really isn't on the federal level," says David Sosar, assistant professor of literal science at Kings College. "The problem with the taxes probably comes not even on the state level but the local level. The local seems to be the biggest problem, seems to be where there is an inequity." That inequity stems from a need for more services. (Pennsylvania Northeast Business Journal, PA)
Gene Explains Why Breast-Feeding Makes Kids Smarter Nov 8, 2007
"For 100 years, the intelligence quotient has been at the heart of scientific and public debates about nature versus nurture," Terrie Moffitt of Kings College London and colleagues wrote in their report, published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Evidence that nature and nurture work together drives a nail in the coffin of the nature-versus-nurture debate.". (MEDLINEplus)
Gene 'links breastfeeding to IQ' Nov 6, 2007
Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, used data from two previous studies of breast-fed infants in Britain and New Zealand, which involved more than 3,000 children. IQ was measured at various points between the ages of five and 13 years in the studies. (BBC News -- UK)
Merrill Lynch Ousts O'Neal as Chief Executive, Starts Search for Successor Oct 31, 2007
The 11-member board includes Flagler Development Corp. CEO Armando M. Codina and Judith Mayhew Jonas, former provost of Kings College at the University of Cambridge, England, who will all serve as directors until next year. Trailing Stock. (Bloomberg)
Eco group warns of freshwater crisis Oct 29, 2007
Tuesday March 20 2007. Locals walk on a nearly dried-up area of the Yangtze river in the Chinese city of Chongqing. (Yahoo News -- Water Issues)
Tully, Ex-Merrill Lynch Chairman, Says O'Neal's Record Loss Is `Sickening' Oct 29, 2007
The 11-member panel includes O'Neal, Armando M. Codina, CEO of Flagler Development Corp., and Judith Mayhew Jonas, former provost of Kings College at the University of Cambridge, England, who will all serve as directors until next year. Pales by Comparison. (Bloomberg)
Syria air-raid site 'cleared' Oct 27, 2007
James Acton, specialist in nuclear affairs at Kings College, London ... James Acton, specialist in nuclear affairs at Kings College, London, told Al Jazeera that while the images suggested a nuclear reactor had been at the surveyed site, they were not conclusive. (Aljazeera.Net)
Diet choices 'written in genes' Oct 23, 2007
Experts from Kings College London compared the eating habits of thousands of pairs of twins ... The Kings College researchers looked at a total of more than 3,000 female twins aged between 18 and 79, working out their broad preferences using five different dietary "groups". (BBC News -- UK)
IVF 'cell bank' plan criticised Oct 16, 2007
Professor Stephen Minger, Kings College London. "Think of our service as an investment for the future," says its website. (BBC News -- Health)
Emotional brain drives eating Oct 16, 2007
"The discovery that a biological signal activates this region of the brain [while eating] is very exciting," of Kings College, London, a coauthor on the study, told The Scientist. Researchers have whether feeding behavior is dominated by the homeostatic demands of the hypothalamus or by reward-based signals sent from cognitive areas. (The Scientist)
Calling all charlatans Oct 13, 2007
"I'm increasingly annoyed by the way companies use scientific-sounding language to make the unproven benefit of their products sound credible," wrote Harriet Ball, a biologist at Kings College London, in a released Wednesday (October 10) by Sense About Science. The report, called "There goes the science bit..." is a transcript of 11 conversations that researchers had with customer service people at companies peddling "Aerobic Oxygen" to increase oxygen levels in the blood, "Salt Lamps" that... (The Scientist)
Offshore focusIndian firms are looking overseas to widen their jobs pool Oct 10, 2007
Kings College London, University College London and Warwick University are just some of the places the firm is looking to find potential staff. Although Indian firms have been growing very quickly, companies are struggling to find skilled professionals at home to keep their businesses growing so now they are turning their focus overseas. (BBC News -- UK)
Top 100 Cable Systems - Systems Directory Oct 10, 2007
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Exeter area business briefs Oct 2, 2007
Most recently, he was vice president of Human Resources at St. Joseph Healthcare Services in Providence, R.I., He received an M.B.A. with a Health Services Administration concentration from George Washington University in 1983 and dual bachelor of art degrees in Economics and Government and Politics from Kings College in 1981. Gorayeb joins Exeter AthletiCare. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Movers & Shakers Sep 30, 2007
Callahan received a master's in business administration (health services administration concentration) from George Washington University in 1983, and a dual bachelor of arts in economics and government and politics from Kings College in 1981. He will join Exeter Health Resource's senior management team Nov. 12. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Student standouts: Chaparral graduate to debate for West Point Sep 24, 2007
The team's first tournament was this weekend at Kings College. For information on the Army Debate Team, visit www. (North County Times)
Tooth Loss in Elderly Linked to Mental Impairment Sep 19, 2007
"This study essentially raises questions rather than answering them," Dr. Robert Stewart of Kings College London, the study's lead author, told Reuters Health. "The measurements were taken at the same time, so we are not able to say what caused what.". (Newsmax)
Skunk strength has doubled, studies suggest Sep 17, 2007
The parallel study by researchers at Kings College, London, analysed skunk samples seized by police in Derbyshire, Kent, London, Sussex and Merseyside ... The Kings College researchers found that the more traditional non-skunk strains of herbal cannabis on sale in England seized by the police contained only 3% to 4% THC - unchanged from a decade ago. (Guardian Unlimited)
Counselling Conquers Constipation Sep 14, 2007
Professor Trudie Chalder of Kings College London said a study of patients with type 1 diabetes would give "good news" when it is published shortly. Her results were, she said, "extremely promising.". (Science Daily)
Children may get chickenpox vaccine Sep 13, 2007
By Rebecca Smith, Medical EditorLast Updated: 2:30am BST 13/09/2007. Children could be vaccinated against chicken pox as Government experts are being convened to investigate the issue. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Keyhole boost for heart patients Sep 12, 2007
In a clinical trial, the Kings College Hospital team used it successfully on two patients who they described as "high risk" for open heart surgery. They also confirmed the success of the original femoral artery technique on another two patients. (BBC News -- Science)
Scientists Hope to Create Human-Animal Embryo Sep 8, 2007
But Dr. Stephen Minger of Kings College London says the public should not be alarmed. "What we do when we take an animal egg, is we remove the nucleus from the egg. We remove not only the genetic identity but we remove the species identity. What makes a cow egg a cow is its nuclear DNA. And we take that out it's no longer a cow," Minger says. (NPR)
'Human-animal' embryo green light Sep 8, 2007
Two teams from Kings College London and Newcastle University have already applied to the HFEA to use hybrid embryos. It is now expected individual hearings for these two applications will be held in November with other scientists expected to follow suit. (Yahoo News -- Human Stem Cell Research)
Britain gives 'human-animal' embryos green light Sep 7, 2007
Two teams from Kings College London and Newcastle University have already applied to the HFEA to use hybrid embryos ... It is now expected that individual hearings for the applications from Kings College and Newcastle will be held in November, with other scientists to follow. (CTV.ca)
