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02-10-2006 19:04
WASHINGTON Bayer, the German pharmaceutical giant, failed to reveal to U.S. regulators the results of a large study suggesting that a widely used heart-surgery medicine might increase the risks of death and stroke, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced. NY Times .
Plus Comment by Vera Hassner Sharav
ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP), www.ahrp.org
Bayer failed to report risks of drug
WASHINGTON Bayer, the German pharmaceutical giant, failed to reveal to U.S. regulators the results of a large study suggesting that a widely used heart-surgery medicine might increase the risks of death and stroke, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced. NY Times . Plus Comment by Vera Hassner Sharav
ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP), www.ahrp.org
02-10-2006 09:22
Anti-Nuclear Campaigners Locked-On to Munitions Gate at USAF Lakenheath NOW
Early this morning,eight anti-nuclear campaigners locked-on to the gate of the amunitions area in USAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. Three of the eight campaigners are local - Mell Harrison from Bungay, who is the co-ordinator of Eastern Region CND, Lesley Grahame from Norwich and Pete Lux from Norwich. The motto on the plaque outside USAF Lakenheath is 48th Fighter, The Liberty Wing, RAF Lakenheath,- "Ensuring Freedom's Future" and Mell Harrison today told the military personnel who are prevented by the lock-on from entering the Amunitions Area, " by preventing access to these weapons, we are securing freedom's future". The lock-on is likely to continue for some time today.
18-09-2006 13:55
CEN brands war on terror "sick"
The Cambridge Evening News ran a front page and centre page spread on "War on terror; the boardgame" branding it "sick"
14-09-2006 10:46
News Release: For immediate release: 14th September 2006
WHO GIVES PERMISSION FOR OUR KIDS TO BE FINGERPRINTED?
TEACHING UNIONS AND PARENTS ATTACK DfES FOR SOWING CONFUSION ON CONSENT
LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE
LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE (Anti school fingerprinting campaign)News Release: For immediate release: 14th September 2006
WHO GIVES PERMISSION FOR OUR KIDS TO BE FINGERPRINTED?
TEACHING UNIONS AND PARENTS ATTACK DfES FOR SOWING CONFUSION ON CONSENT
13-09-2006 07:56
In the US a similar type of genetically engineered rice, LL 601, has been found in samples of supplies destined for human consumption. Bayer field tested the LL 601 variety between 1998 and 2001, but it is unclear how the present contamination occured. Like LL 62 this rice trait is tolerant to Bayer´s weedkiller Liberty Link. LL Rice 601 has not been tested for safety for human consumption and was never authorised by regulators.
Open Letter to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
In the US a similar type of genetically engineered rice, LL 601, has been found in samples of supplies destined for human consumption. Bayer field tested the LL 601 variety between 1998 and 2001, but it is unclear how the present contamination occured. Like LL 62 this rice trait is tolerant to Bayer´s weedkiller Liberty Link. LL Rice 601 has not been tested for safety for human consumption and was never authorised by regulators.
11-09-2006 23:16
Bury St Edmonds workers are on the frontline of one of the countries most important battles to protect the NHS against privatisation. Blair’s government wants to sell off part of the NHS called NHS Logistics to DHS, the private haulage firm based in Germany on 1st October.
Bury St Edmonds strikers in frontline battle against Privatisation of NHS
Bury St Edmonds workers are on the frontline of one of the countries most important battles to protect the NHS against privatisation. Blair’s government wants to sell off part of the NHS called NHS Logistics to DHS, the private haulage firm based in Germany on 1st October.
06-09-2006 12:30
Willow Walker
A gig to raise funds for the Willow Walker will be held at the Guildhall in Cambridge. It starts at 8 oclockFull Story | 1 addition | 1 comment >>
01-09-2006 08:09
Mildenhall Peace camp closes
A peace camp set up to protest the use of a Suffolk airbase for transporting weapons to the Lebanon conflict has closed after being declared a success by organisers.Full Story | 1 addition | 1 comment >>
30-08-2006 15:28
The labels on Cipro and similar antibiotics should bear more serious warnings about a possible link to tendon injuries, petitioners told federal health officials Tuesday.
Between 1997 and 2005, the Food and Drug Administration received 262 reports of ruptured tendons in patients using drugs from the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen said in its petition to the FDA. The state of Illinois filed a similar petition last year and asked Tuesday that the two requests be combined.
Bayer´s Cipro: Tendon injuries may have link to antibiotics
The labels on Cipro and similar antibiotics should bear more serious warnings about a possible link to tendon injuries, petitioners told federal health officials Tuesday. Between 1997 and 2005, the Food and Drug Administration received 262 reports of ruptured tendons in patients using drugs from the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen said in its petition to the FDA. The state of Illinois filed a similar petition last year and asked Tuesday that the two requests be combined.
29-08-2006 20:58
Derek Wall,
author of "Beyond Babylon;
the Economics of Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Globalist and Radical Green Movements"
Anti-capitalism for beginners
Speaker:Derek Wall,
author of "Beyond Babylon;
the Economics of Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Globalist and Radical Green Movements"
29-08-2006 20:50
Where now for Lebanon and Gaza?
CamPeace promotes the peaceful resolution of international conflicts, through discussion, respect of International Law and with the mediation of the United Nations.
29-08-2006 15:04
LOS ANGELES, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Rice farmers in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and California have sued Bayer CropScience, alleging its genetically modified rice has contaminated the crop, attorneys for the farmers said on Monday.
US rice farmers sue Bayer CropScience over GM rice
LOS ANGELES, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Rice farmers in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and California have sued Bayer CropScience, alleging its genetically modified rice has contaminated the crop, attorneys for the farmers said on Monday.
28-08-2006 14:55
Hundreds of police from 5 counties bravely disperse 600 kids partying
Does it really need 300+ police officers in full riot gear, dogs and helicopters to disperse a few hundred youngsters in a field?
24-08-2006 13:15
Cambridge eye witness to Israeli anti-war movement
Cambridge activist Genevieve Passamonte was in Israel at the height of the war against Lebanon and Gaza I spoke to her recently about what she saw of the movement against the war and the wall.
21-08-2006 23:47
On top of ID cards and the move to NHS electronic records, another major government plan with a potential for hideous invasion of privacy and loss of personal freedom comes out of the Children Act (2004). The new Act allows the setting up of incredibly invasive databases by the Secretary of State and/or children's services authorities in England. At the same time pupils and parents are getting more vocal and organised in their protests against the alarming rate of introduction of biometric systems in schools. These have included fingerprinting (and even iris scanning) of children for school dinners, attendance registers, and use of libraries or ‘learning resource centres’.
Alarming rise of Children’s ID databases and biometrics in schools
On top of ID cards and the move to NHS electronic records, another major government plan with a potential for hideous invasion of privacy and loss of personal freedom comes out of the Children Act (2004). The new Act allows the setting up of incredibly invasive databases by the Secretary of State and/or children's services authorities in England. At the same time pupils and parents are getting more vocal and organised in their protests against the alarming rate of introduction of biometric systems in schools. These have included fingerprinting (and even iris scanning) of children for school dinners, attendance registers, and use of libraries or ‘learning resource centres’.
20-08-2006 15:17
Paperback, 307 pages. London: Harvill Secker, 4 May 2006. Original title: Ensaio sobre a Lucidez
Book review: Seeing by Jose Saramago
Paperback, 307 pages. London: Harvill Secker, 4 May 2006. Original title: Ensaio sobre a Lucidez
18-08-2006 10:20
Cambridge Stop the War Demonstration - Saturday 19th August
Stop the War Demo in Cambridge on Saturday 19th August
17-08-2006 10:07
Poverty stricken Indians are paying a heavy price for the use of pesticides in farming.
Industry urged to pull dangerous pesticides from Indian market
As Indian regulators, media and the public debate about a report on excessive levels of pesticide residues in Coke and Pepsi amongst other soft drinks, attention is not being paid to the real problem that is killing scores of Indians each year - that of deadly pesticides being used in agriculture on a variety of crops.Poverty stricken Indians are paying a heavy price for the use of pesticides in farming.
15-08-2006 15:00
Mildenhall Peace Camp
A peace camp has been established at RAF (ha ha its actually USAF) Mildenhall. After Israeli arms fights were diverted from Prestwich they ended up at Mildenhall. A peace camp has been setup just off the A1101 next to the base. Phone 07760 171655 for more details.Full Story | 1 addition | 3 comments >>
14-08-2006 14:44
Despite the soggy weather, this Saturday saw the third in a series of demos take place in Cambridge against the current military agression in Lebanon.
Coalition of the Wet!
Despite the soggy weather, this Saturday saw the third in a series of demos take place in Cambridge against the current military agression in Lebanon.