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Child safety laws mean adults 'scared to approach children'
"Adults are afraid to interact with other people's children because they fear being labelled a paedophile, according to a report published today by the thinktank Civitas.The report, Licensed To Hug, calls for...Adults 'scared to go near kids'
An interesting report that says that adults are becoming wary of spending too much time with children because they are afraid their intentions will be suspect."Many adults are afraid to interact with children for fear of being labelled as paedophiles, a report has claimed. ...Holiday Briton dies as 'food bug' strikes four-star Italian hotel
A British man staying at the Grand Hotel Gardone on Lake Garda, near Brescia in northern Italy, has died from a food bug. 30 other British guests at the hotel have also fallen ill, though only one has died. The rest are suffering severe comiting and diarrhoea. "A...Tomatoes Pulled After Salmonella Warning
The Food and Drug Administration is rushing to find the source of asalmonellosis outbreak that has now spread to 16 states. So far it has been linked to raw tomatoes. "Restaurants are removing tomato slices from sandwiches and grocery stores are plucking red plum tomatoes...
Washing Veggies May Not Get Rid of Bacteria
Everything we eat is prone to becoming infected with harmful bacteria but, like many people, I've always felt that a good warm water washing of the fruit and veg was enough to rinse away the e.coli in my lettuce. It... US warns of fatal botox danger for kids
Washington (ANTARA News) - Botox, the toxin used in small doses to smooth facial wrinkles, has been linked to deaths in children who were treated for muscle spasms, US authorities said Friday. Adults have also suffered serious side effects, including difficulty swallowing and...IIllness outbreak from eating Gulf Fish
" Several outbreaks of ciguatera fish poisoning have been confirmed in consumers who ate fish harvested in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration said this week. The FDA said that fish such as grouper, snapper, amberjack and barracuda represent the...Indonesian prosecutors seek jail for ex-Garuda chief over murder
""Indra Setiawan has been proven legally to have facilitated a planned murder," prosecutor Didi Parhan was quoted by AFP as telling Central Jakarta district court.Setiawan's lawyers are expected to read a statement to the court in February outlining his defence in the ongoing...Food poisoning can be long-term problem
These things goes unnoticed in developing countries especially Africa, no wonder we have very short life expectancy. We import virtually everything so long as it is coming from the industralised countries - God help Africa!"Scientists only now are unraveling a legacy that has...Is Lead Paint Poisoning Your Dog?
"The ongoing worry over kids toys made in China is now spreading to pets. A month-long Fox News Chicago Investigation has found levels of lead in dog toys well beyond acceptable limits."Man Drinks 2 Pints of Vodka in Airport Queue
Security queues could drive one to drink, but that should be figurative, and not literal. In this case, the man who downed a liter of vodka rather than dump it out (it could, after all, be a dangerous substance,... Being a little chunky ain't so bad, after all
OpinionBarry ARtiste, Now Public ContributorAs I have reported so many times on Now Public about Junk Science, Researchers who rely on public money for their livlihood have differing opinions, most researchers with... Indonesian court to try Garuda secretary over activist murder
"Rohainil Aini is accused of issuing a falsified document which allowed an off-duty pilot, Pollycarpus Priyanto, to board a flight taken by Munir from Jakarta to Singapore and on to Amsterdam. The Supreme Court last... Poisoning cases raise the need to discuss resources of health care in Finland
"In health care recruitment it is practically impossible to find out comprehensively what kind of misdemeanours or serious crimes a potential member of the nursing staff may have previously committed.
The matter was brought to daylight in connection with the murder... Popular Australian Children's Toy Contains Date Rape Drug, Toddler Hospitalised
I wonder if China is to blame for this one? GHB, also known as liquid ecstasy, was found in this children's toy."A Queensland toddler is being treated in hospital for suspected poisoning from a toy which contains a...
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