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Dry January is a month-long campaign, promoted by Alcohol Concern to encourage people to give up drinking alcohol for the month. The charity is connecting to other charities in 2018 to promote the benefits to the body of giving up drink for a month. It is promoting an app which can help to count calories, track units of alcohol and...Read More

It is just as important to protect your pet from safety hazards this Christmas as well as the children. A recent survey found that more than 80% of vets saw an animal patient that had toxic ingestion - and some saw more than one. So here is a list of tips to keep your pet safe this Christmas.

Christmas Food
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Scotland will be able to set a minimum alcohol pricing tariff according to the EU Supreme Court, who rejected a bid to halt the process by the Scotch Whisky Association in November. Although the legislation had been passed by the Scottish Parliament 5 years ago, it has not been able to become law because of legal challenges. The EU court...Read More

Parkinson’s Disease has been identified, along with other neurological disorders as an important part of the global burden of disease which can cause disability or death. The study began in 1990, as a way of measuring years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL) or years of life lost due to time lived with disability (YLD). The measure used...Read More

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is launching a public consultation to assess public opinion on a new strategic approach which is designed to help eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB). Northern Ireland relies heavily on agriculture for the economy, but need to reduce the incidences of the disease in order to improve demand to export...Read More

Scientists from the US and Denmark have found that it is possible to use virtual reality to help stroke patients improve their arm and hand movements. The study found that VR was as effective as physiotherapy to help patients regain the use of their upper body including the hand and arm. The study was published in Neurology, a peer-reviewed journal...Read More