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Health and social care

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    Diet & heart disease

    Monday, 01 June, 1992

    This POSTnote discusses recent research on Coronary heart disease (CHD) and diet and the issues raised. POSTnote 36. POST. 1992.

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

    Sugar & health

    Wednesday, 01 January, 1992

    This POSTnote reviews the effects of dietary sugar on health and related issues. POSTnote 31. POST. 1992.

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

    DNA profiling in forensic science

    Friday, 01 November, 1991

    This POSTnote reviews the current status of DNA profiling and highlights some of the issues which arise from its use in criminal cases. POSTnote 29. POST. 1991.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Health and social care
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Babies and HIV infection

    Tuesday, 01 October, 1991

    This POSTnote reviews recent scientific evidence on the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their babies and the implications. POSTnote 28. POST. 1991.

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    • Health and social care
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Microbes in food

    Monday, 01 July, 1991

    This POSTnote examines recent trends in food poisoning and some of the underlying factors and related issues. POSTnote 27. POST. 1991.

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

    Patenting life

    Saturday, 01 June, 1991

    This POSTnote considers the scientific developments which have led to the possibility of ‘patenting life’, and the issues raised. POSTnote 26. POST. 1991.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    World population

    Wednesday, 01 May, 1991

    This POSTnote examines the underlying trends in global population, the reasons for them, their implications and related issues. POSTnote 25. POST. 1991.

    • POSTnote
    • Environment
    • Health and social care
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Understanding the human genome

    Friday, 01 June, 1990

    This POSTnote describes current and planned research on the human genome, and considers issues which may arise from this work. POSTnote 15. POST. 1990.

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    • Health and social care
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    BSE & slow viruses

    Friday, 01 June, 1990

    This POSTnote examines the current state of knowledge of ‘slow viruses’ such as BSE, the evidence relevant to the public health implications and uncertainties which remain. POSTnote 14. POST. 1990.

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    • Food security
    • Health and social care
    • Research
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    Release of GMOs

    Thursday, 01 March, 1990

    This POSTnote describes GMOs, their applications, potential risks and control. POSTnote 10. POST.1990.

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

    In vitro fertilisation & embryo research

    Wednesday, 01 November, 1989

    This POSTnote presents some of the science and technology relevant to human fertilisation and embryology. POSTnote 6. POST. 1989.

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    • Health and social care
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Implications of new technologies in clinical testing

    Saturday, 01 July, 1989

    This POSTnote describes clinical testing technologies and their status in the UK, and highlights some of the issues which may be of interest to Parliamentarians. POSTnote 4. POST. 1989.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Sudden infant death syndrome – recent developments

    Thursday, 01 June, 1989

    This Briefing Note addresses the problem of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and summarises the new findings and their implications. POSTnote 2. POST. 1989.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Irradiation of food

    Monday, 01 May, 1989

    This briefing note describes the science and technology underpinning the irradiation of foods. POSTnote 1. POST. 1989.

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    • Food security
    • Health and social care
    • Research

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