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Health and social care

  • POSTnote

    Eating disorders, July 2007

    Sunday, 01 July, 2007

    This POSTnote reviews the prevalence, possible causes and treatment of eating disorders, and highlights issues relevant to government policy in this area. Eating disorders, July 2007. POSTnote 07/287.

    • POSTnote
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Better brains, June 2007

    Friday, 01 June, 2007

    This POSTnote reviews existing methods of cognitive enhancement along with likely future developments, and considers the regulatory and ethical questions that they pose. Better brains, June 2007. POSTnote 07/285.

    • POSTnote
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Health behaviour, May 2007

    Tuesday, 01 May, 2007

    This POSTnote will describe the importance of health behaviour change and the challenges to such change. Health behaviour, May 2007. POSTnote 07/283.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Tackling malaria in developing countries, May 2007

    Tuesday, 01 May, 2007

    Tackling malaria in developing countries, May 2007. POSTnote 07/284.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Alzheimer’s and dementia, February 2007

    Thursday, 01 February, 2007

    Alzheimer's and dementia, February 2007. POSTnote 07/278.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Ethnicity and health, January 2007

    Monday, 01 January, 2007

    Ethnicity and health, January 2007. POSTnote 07/276.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Children’s medicine, July 2006

    Saturday, 01 July, 2006

    Children's medicine, July 2006. POSTnote 06/266.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Bushmeat trade,February 2005

    Tuesday, 01 February, 2005

    This POSTnote summarises the causes and effects of the bushmeat trade, UK policy and remaining challenges. Bushmeat trade, February 2005. POSTnote 05/236.

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

    NHS genetic testing,July 2004

    Thursday, 01 July, 2004

    NHS genetic testing, July 2004. POSTnote 04/227. This POSTnote looks at the prospects for genetic tests and testing technology

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
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    Food Poisoning, January 2003

    Wednesday, 01 January, 2003

    This briefing describes the trends in foodborne disease in the UK and examines options for meeting the Government target to reduce it by 20% between 2001 and 2006.

    • POSTnote
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
  • POSTbrief

    Women in science, engineering and technology – an online consultation

    Monday, 01 May, 2000

    The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has recently completed its second on-line consultation, on the subject of women in science, engineering and technology (SET).

    • POSTbrief
    • Crime and justice
    • Health and social care
  • POSTbrief

    The ‘Great GM Food Debate’ – a survey of media coverage in the first half of 1999

    Saturday, 01 January, 2000

    The research reported here attempts to understand as clearly as possible the part played by the mass media in the Great GM Food Debate.

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

    Health Concerns and the MMR Vaccine, December 1999

    Wednesday, 01 December, 1999

    A number of recent scientific studies have investigated possible adverse health effects in infants receiving the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine. The studies focus on the question of whether measles-containing vaccines, including MMR, are associated with the onset of intestinal complaints and/or behavioural disorders. This briefing summarises the evidence from such studies and examines the issues that arise.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Hormones in Beef, May 1999

    Saturday, 01 May, 1999

    Growth promoting hormones have been at the centre of a long running trade dispute between the EU and US.

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

    Cystic Fibrosis, March 1999

    Monday, 01 March, 1999

    This briefing summarises recent developments in understanding, diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis, and examines the issues that arise.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care

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