New research reveals legacy of lead from old inner city roads a major source of airborne contamination
An international research study published last week in the journal Atmospheric Environment has found that re-suspended roadside soil dust is a major source of atmospheric lead in old inner city areas. The study was conducted by Macquarie University PhD student Mark Laidlaw with Professor Mark Taylor of the University’s Department of Environment and Geography, Professor [...]
Insurance may not cover wild weather damage
Direct Line reported its busiest day for five years while Co-operative Insurance said it had more claims on Tuesday, around 600, than it normally gets in the whole of January. Carmel McCarthy at More Than said: “Some policies may not cover damage to gates, fences or contents in the open such as garden ornaments so [...]
Report says African mothers confused over infant-feeding options to prevent HIV transmission
Some women in African nations are “dangerously confused about the best nutritional path to protect their children from contracting [HIV],” a new report,based on research by community health workers from Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and Nigeria, shows, PlusNews reports. Read more…
Motor insurance under the spotlight
The consumer watchdog is to put motor insurance under the spotlight after drivers faced average premium increases of up to 40% in a year. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has issued a “call for evidence” as it looks to establish if any competition or consumer issues need to be addressed to improve the motor [...]
Smoke-reducing chimneys prevent pneumonia among young children
Researchers at the University of Liverpool and the universities of California, Berkley and del Valle, Guatemala, have found that cases of severe pneumonia among young children are reduced by one-third in homes with smoke-reducing chimneys on cooking stoves. The research, published in the Lancet, highlighted the health effects of exposure to smoke from open fires [...]
Police braced for winter crime spree
A winter crime spree that could increase the number of burglaries across the country by 26 per cent is due to start at dusk on Monday, research suggests. Data from 16 police forces across the UK during the critical period between the newly darkened evenings from Hallowe’en to Bonfire Night last year showed a huge [...]
Variable Annuitization
For people searching for ways to save for retirement, aside from 401k plan or an IRA may opt to invest in an annuity. The term annuity provides all the benefits of a taxed-deferred growth as well as professional money management. It may be fixed, meaning, the investor will receive a guaranteed variable or a rate [...]