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Where's the Benefit?: Two Legs Better
"Two politicians, one a hardline Conservative, one the leader of the Labour Party, both making exactly the same argument to justify their attitude that criticism of disabled benefit recipients by those who know nothing about them is perfectly justified."
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'Alarm clock' gene explains wake-up function of biological clock
"Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a new component of the biological clock, a gene responsible for starting the clock from its restful state every morning."
I'm pretty sure mine's broke! -
Eight out of 10 British workers overweight or have long-term illness
"Eight in 10 British workers are overweight or living with long-term illnesses that limit their productivity, according to early findings of a 25-year study of people's wellbeing."
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Where's the Benefit?: 17 Cities to Take Action Against Atos and Government's Welfare Policy Tomorrow
"An online protest will see companies and organisations which do business with Atos contacted and informed of this company's 'callous and cruel' treatment of disabled and sick people."
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The ICC for ME are finally published. What’s next?
"The paper “Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria” is finally published in the Journal of Internal Medicine (Volume 270, Issue 4, pages 327–338, October 2011), 2 months after it was accepted for publication. However, there is still a long way to go from a publication to scientific studies and healthcare policy based on these new criteria. "
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- Labour fails to debate changes to disability benefit
"For Daniel Elton at Guardian Comment, this failure of Labour to debate the changes to disability benefits is, “an abdication of it its responsibility” to defend some of the most vulnerable people in society."
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The Broken Of Britain: Love Labour's Lost
"When I think of the next election, I feel completely lost. The ConDems are marching ever closer to being my worst political nightmare come true, but for the first time ever, I truly do not know if I can bring myself to vote Labour. The party I’ve always supported has no support for me, or my friends. Ed Miliband spends his time parroting whatever David Cameron has said the day before, leaving voters like me to be spat at, to be deprived of our basic daily needs of food, cleanliness, human contact, and to be so fearful for our futures that some become suicidal, or actually take their lives."
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Poor NHS care puts lives of emergency surgery patients 'at risk'
"Research highlighted in the report shows that the chance of a patient dying in a UK hospital is 10% higher if they are admitted at a weekend rather than during the week."
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Alcohol-related behavior changes: Blame your immune system
"When you think about your immune system, you probably think about it fighting off a cold. But new research from the University of Adelaide suggests that immune cells in your brain may contribute to how you respond to alcohol."
Which might also help explain why those of us with ME/CFS often have such strong alcohol intolerance reactions.
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