UK Indymedia - UK Health Newswire Archive

Charity run by young people needs your votes for the Lottery Good Cauases awards

04-07-2012 16:00

The Young Pioneers Charity run by 16 year old Luke Lancaster has been shortlisted for the lottery good causes award 2012 and the nation has to vote. Our programme, Be Healthy has been shortlisted and needs votes. It is special becuase it is led by young people, for young people.

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The Stick and the carrot!

25-06-2012 08:10

Up for grabs,getting serious about ending cosmectic vivisection.

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Ofsted chair Sally Morgan - husband with Liberty (NCCL)

12-06-2012 16:05

Ofsted chair Sally Morgan – husband John Lyons (barrister who specialises in criminal defence, in particular white collar crime – in other words defends the corporate elite) is with Liberty (NCCL) which is or was linked to PIE (Paedophile Information Exchange) and PAL (Paedophile Action for Liberation)

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The Demilitarized Zone in North America's Drug War

11-06-2012 20:25

In Vancouver, Canada there is an area of 1000 sq ft where it is legal to shoot heroin, or any kind of illegal drug. Fresh from Supreme Court victory, hear the founders of InSite, North America's only supervised injection site, talk about how they fought an antagonistic Conservative government and won the right to stay open...and they're hoping to see the same thing happen in the UK.

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Birmingham child stealing by the state conference

31-05-2012 14:31

John Hemmings mp guest speaker at the birmingham midland institute margaret street birmingham b3 We discuss social workers stealing our children corrupt courts this is a name and shame event recorded by television and radio networks worldwide.

we would love you to attend please email me social workers school teachers health workers police needed.

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Keep Gloucestershire's NHS Public Rallies Sat 16th June: Save Our NHS!

30-05-2012 12:05

The Keep Gloucestershire's NHS Public campaign hit the headlines earlier this year when a legal challange by 76 year old Michael Lloyd, supported by Gloucestershire anti-cuts groups, forced local NHS bosses to stop plans to take community health services out of the NHS and hand them over to a 'community interest company'.
The battle to keep these services out of the hands of private sector health multinationals is not over, however, and co-ordinated county-wide protest rallies are taking place in Gloucestershire on Saturday June 16th.

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Finalists of Private Healthcare Award Ceremony raise glasses with Lords and MPs

28-05-2012 08:40

This list makes up the finalists involved in the Private Healthcare Award ceremony, HealthInvestor 2012, which has a MP or Lord next to the company they are involved in. This list, which highlights the self-interest may well not be complete and if you know of any companies that have MPS and Lords involved in them, please let me know by emailing me at

andrewfiskar@gmail.com

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Finalists of Private Healthcare Award Ceremony Raise Glasses with Lords and MPs

28-05-2012 08:37

An annual award ceremony, promoting the ‘excellence’ and ‘innovation’ of the independent healthcare sector is taking place in London, Thursday, the 31st of May. However, on close inspection, the finalists of this year’s event are notable for their connections to our so-called public servants, many of whom played some part in passing the Health and Social Care bill into an Act.

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Bristol VegFest 26-27 May Ready to Kick Off!!!

25-05-2012 21:53

VON at Bristol VegFest 25-27 May

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Berkeley's Bayer Bee Killers Stung by Critics

22-05-2012 16:14

.  This West Berkeley park was the staging ground for a self-declared human "Bee-in at Bayer." The goal: to call attention to the chemical maker's role in producing a pesticide linked to "Colony Collapse Disorder," a mysterious syndrome that suddenly turns once-healthy hives into empty shells devoid of bees.

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Take the flour back - final details

19-05-2012 09:00

Take the flour back!
Sunday 27th May, Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts.

Stop the open-air release of GM Wheat that contains genes ‘most similar to that of a cow’

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Nigerian Doctors Strike

18-05-2012 14:02

Reflections on the Lagos state government’s onslaught on doctors
A recent crackdown on doctors in Nigeria is symptomatic of a wider state attack on the working class.

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Take the flour back! Transport details

15-05-2012 09:37

Take the flour back! 27th May, 12 noon, Harpenden, Herts.

Stop the open-air release of GM Wheat that contains genes ‘most similar to that of a cow’

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British Government Admits Lyme Disease is a Bioweapon

13-05-2012 21:14

Sufferers from Lyme Disease have been denied treatment for decades, even though it is a serious disabling disease. For years some activists in the patients' movement have highlighted evidence that the denial was due to a biowarfare cover-up. Now, finally, the British government has revealed that all Lyme blood testing is to be conducted from Porton Down, our top biological warfare facility.

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Pesticides leak sparks fears over new homes. Hauxton

11-05-2012 18:59

The clean-up of contaminated land earmarked for 380 homes at Hauxton in South Cambridgeshire has been watered down, fuelling fears over the potential health impacts of toxic chemicals underground. The site formerly belonged to Bayer CropScience.

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