Wanted: a vaccine to fight fears over the health of children

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The UK government's Medical Control Agency has ordered the recall of a polio vaccine after finding that it had been made using foetal calf serum. This will add to already considerable fears among parents about the safety of vaccinations used to prevent childhood diseases. Experts warn that falling vaccination levels could lead to a return of very serious diseases such as polio.

Government regulation (cont), Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Biological products exc. diagnostic, Vaccines for Human Use, Product defects and recalls, Poliomyelitis, Vaccines industry, Biological products industry, Vaccines, Poliovirus vaccines, United Kingdom. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

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Lottery over breast cancer survival

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The UK government has issued tables ranking National Health Service hospitals in terms of their effectiveness in a range of key areas, including the treatment of breast and cervical cancer, death rates after surgery and emergency readmissions. These tables indicate significant variations in survival rates for women with breast and cervical cancer in different parts of the country. In terms of death rates following surgery, the best performers are specialist children's hospitals.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Government domestic functions, Hospitals, Administration of Public Health Programs, Cancer & Cell R&D, Public Health Service, Standards, Evaluation, Health care industry, Cancer research, United Kingdom. National Health Service, Breast cancer

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Children to get 'safe play zones.'

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The UK government plans to respond to concerns about parents keeping their children indoors for fear of them being run over or abducted by creating a series of 'home zones.' These will be areas in which pedestrians and cyclists have priority, with traffic being restricted through measures such as speed bumps. The Children's Society has emphasized that play is vital in encouraging children to communicate properly with their peers and that the dangers to children from playing outside, at least in terms of being abducted, are much smaller than parents generally believe.

Population information, Children, Safety and security measures

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