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Health and social care

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    Livestock Vaccines

    Friday, 12 April, 2013

    This POSTnote examines the use of vaccines and outlines the pros and cons of using vaccination in livestock.

    • POSTnote
    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
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    Plant-made Pharmaceuticals

    Friday, 21 December, 2012

    The use of genetically modified (GM) plants to produce pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines is an emerging technology that offers a low-cost, large-scale alternative to current methods. This POSTnote looks at recent advances in, and the benefits of, the technology, and analyses the associated biosafety and regulatory issues.

    • POSTnote
    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
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    Mental Health and the Workplace

    Thursday, 25 October, 2012

    This note summarises how the workplace affects mental health and vice versa.

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    • Crime and justice
    • Education
    • Health and social care
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    Measuring National Wellbeing

    Monday, 17 September, 2012

    This POSTnote summarises the latest research on measuring national wellbeing, its components and causes, and examines some policy implications.

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    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
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    Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

    Monday, 16 July, 2012

    This note examines the extent of, and risks posed by, drug-resistant TB.

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    • Health and social care
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    Preventing Diabetes

    Monday, 16 July, 2012

    This POSTnote describes the causes of diabetes and the known risk factors, and examines policy options for diabetes prevention.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Assessing Capacity for Work

    Wednesday, 11 July, 2012

    This briefing discusses the role of the Work Capability Assessment and its suitability as a gateway to benefit.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
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    POSTnote 411 ICT for Disabled People

    Tuesday, 22 May, 2012

    Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) underpin many aspects of modern living, so for the 10 million disabled people in the UK access to ICT is an important factor in their quality of life. This POSTnote summarises the issues that disabled people face in using ICT and looks at progress towards achieving equivalent access to services for disabled and non-disabled users.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital tech
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Consumer Genetic Testing

    Thursday, 15 March, 2012

    This POSTnote explores the scientific, regulatory, and ethical issues related to genetic tests sold to consumers.

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    • Crime and justice
    • Health and social care
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    Personalised Cancer Treatments

    Thursday, 15 March, 2012

    Recent technological advances in both diagnostics and therapeutics have the potential to make the treatment of cancer more personalised.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
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    Impacts of Video Games

    Thursday, 15 March, 2012

    There is debate surrounding the impact of violent video games on behaviour.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital tech
    • Education
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Biomedical Patents

    Friday, 03 February, 2012

    This POSTnote considers how patent law is applied to biomedical inventions and examines the potential impact on patient access to diagnostic tests and innovation.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital tech
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Explosive Injuries

    Monday, 05 December, 2011

    This briefing provides a background to explosive injury, explores developments in mitigation science, and highlights research priorities.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
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    Improving livestock

    Wednesday, 12 October, 2011

    This note describes current technologies used in livestock breeding, research into future technologies and how the improvement of livestock can contribute towards future food security.

    • POSTnote
    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
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    Livestock disease

    Wednesday, 12 October, 2011

    This POSTnote examines disease threats to UK livestock, outlines prevention and control measures, and looks at factors likely to contribute to future disease.

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    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Health and social care

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