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Breathe Easy?
Christine Loh
8th March, 2007
With news that storms caused by smog from Asian cities over the Pacific Ocean will melt Artic ice, Christine Loh, the CEO of Civic Exchange, looks at Hong Kong, where worsening air pollution causes on average four deaths a day. more...
Behind the label: Red Bull
Pat Thomas
1st March, 2007
It has spawned a dozen urban legends. It gets praised and reviled by bloggers. And it tastes like carbonated cough syrup. But does Red Bull do you any good? Pat Thomas reports more...
Junk food...Italy?
News
20th February, 2007
Italy, long seen as the healthy man of Europe, is beginning to suffer the effects of fast- and junk-food, the Guardian reports. more...
Behind the label: Lemsip Max Cold & Flu Capsules
Pat Thomas
1st February, 2007
As doctors can tell you, the best remedy for colds and flu is the traditional one: rest, warmth, fluids – and time. Drug manufacturers want you to believe otherwise. But, as Pat Thomas reports, pharmaceutical ‘cures’ may be more than just a waste of money more...
The Stern Review: Editors Comment
Jon Hughes
1st December, 2006
Sir Nicholas Stern was asked to find out what way of averting climate change was economically feasible. A loaded question that has allowed him to find a perverse solution to a fatal problem. more...
Chemically Bonded
Zoe Cormier
1st December, 2006
For the Canadian Aanishnaabek tribe, who live on a reserve surrounded by chemical plants, there seems no escape. Do they leave, and abandon their past, or stay, and perhaps lose their future? Zoe Cormier investigatesmore...
BLT Sandwich: The Big Lifestyle Trade Off
Jon Hughes & Pat Thomas
22nd September, 2006
Is it worse than Mc Donalds? The BLT sandwich is an icon, the ultimate symbol of convenience culture. Tesco alone sells 5 million a year. This is what the £1.80 you pay for your BLT buys... more...
GM Potatoes – Facts and Fictions
Andy Rees
22nd September, 2006
In August 2006, German chemicals company BASF applied to start GM potato field trialsin Cambridge and Derbyshire as early as next spring. The GM industry is making many
claims about this product, but are these based on the truth? Andy Rees investigates more...
School Uniformity
Rachel Ragg
22nd September, 2006
The exuberance of childhood celebrated in books such as Just William is now frowned upon as inappropriate behaviour, resulting in more and more children being prescribed behavioural drugs. Rachel Ragg investigates more...
Bin your bin
Jon Hughes
1st July, 2006
If you don't want an incinerator near you, you are either going to have to move to a rich neighbourhood or bin your bin... more...
Behind the label: Maybelline Superstay 16-hour lip colour
Pat Thomas
1st May, 2006
What goes on your lips can go into your mouth – and it may be far from palatable. Pat Thomas investigates more...
Behind the Label: Garnier's Ambre Solaire Gloss Bronzer
Pat Thomas
1st April, 2006
If you’re one of the millions of people using fake tan to look attractive and healthy, be wary: they are full of chemicals that can cause damage to your skin. By Pat Thomas more...
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ASBOs vs Nutrition
Pat Thomas
1st April, 2006
Over 1,000 juvenile delinquents showed a 44 per cent drop in antisocial behaviour when put on a low sugar diet. So why is the government completely ignoring what we are feeding our children, and yet is happy to spend £2,500 on administering each ASBO? more...
Behind the label: Interior paints
Pat Thomas
1st February, 2006
Thinking of brightening up your house for spring? Think again, there’s a lot more to paint than meets the eye. Pat Thomas reportsmore...
Avian flu - the ecology of an epidemic
Pat Thomas
1st December, 2005
Bird flu has been raging through Asia for more than a decade. But it is only recently that most of us have started to pay attention to the story. Pat Thomas seperates fact from fiction and asks whether this is a random act of nature or yet another man-made disaster. more...
Behind the label: Blistex lip salve
Pat Thomas
1st November, 2005
Warning! Kissable lips may endanger your health. By Pat Thomas more...
Behind the label: Nivea Moisturising Lotion
Pat Thomas
1st June, 2005
Are we being naïve about nivea? By Pat Thomas more...Purely cosmetic changes?
Pat Thomas
1st June, 2005
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a hefty warning to the cosmetics industry - clean up your act or else. The question is: will the agency follow through? more...
Natural house paints...good enough to eat
May Abdalla
1st May, 2005
The government classifies household paint as hazardous waste. For a toxic-free zone, use natural paint instead. more...
Boycott Coca-Cola
Max Keiser
1st February, 2005
Boycott Coca-Cola and make money for the victims of Coca-Cola. How much can we make?more...
National disease service
Yves Engler
1st October, 2004
Antibacteria-resistant superbugs are turning hospitals into killers more...
Revolt
Jay Griffiths
1st October, 2004
Costing £2.9 billion, the UK’s new police communication system Tetra has been described by one independent scientist as likely to cause ‘more civilian deaths than all the world’s terrorist organisations put together’ more...
Special Report Supermarkets: Chicken
Felicity Lawrence
1st September, 2004
Wander down the meat aisle of any supermarket and you will find mountains of chicken being sold at unbelievably cheap prices. The real reasons for this cannot be found on the label. more...
People Power
Jeremy Smith
1st June, 2004
The community of Machynlleth has gone beyond just investing in someone else’s wind turbine. They’ve clubbed together and planned, built and paid for one of their own. more...Members
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