Browsing: risk

Long-term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease, the biggest study of its kind has found.Parkinson’s disease is a…

More than 16 million people in England and Wales risk dying from a cardiac arrest because they live farther than a 1km round trip from the…

Europe has entered a new era of outsourced migration management. After a vote by the European parliament, the EU’s return regulation is nearing adoption – promising…

A London Underground worker who was unfairly sacked after whistleblowing about his concerns over exposure to asbestos and other toxic dust has said he wants all…

A failure to put in place safeguards in advance of a change to the law that will result in offenders being released early will put abuse…

Sitting for longer than half an hour at a time each day raises the risk of dying from cancer, a study suggests.Researchers who tracked more than…

Every time you think the idiocy has hit rock bottom, it discovers a new level. It turns out there’s an even deeper hole you can dig…

Agricultural workers are among the highest risk group for human infection during the screwworm outbreak in the American south, yet they frequently face challenges in accessing…

Bending forwards and walking a lot at work in the early stages of pregnancy may increase the risk of miscarriage, a study suggests.Miscarriage affects about 15%…

Women who received an HPV vaccine in early adolescence have virtually zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30, according to a…