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Obesogenic nation – when will we have a strategy with teeth?

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Julia Manning

Today’s report on weight-loss surgery is another warning to government on the social, economic and personal costs of obesity. It shows that about 5% of those having surgery are aged 25 years or under and 40% of them were ‘super-obese’, … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogspot: Misleading, Biased Reporting on the Health and Social Care Bill in the Media

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Barbara Arzymanow

Above all the freedom of the Press is paramount. Censorship or severely restrictive legislation is not an acceptable alternative. We sometimes have to accept the consequences and tolerate a Press that can be wrong, unfair, misleading or more interested in … Continue reading →

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