Posted on February 6, 2008 by neilaitchison
Staffordshire University biologist Angela Priestman is to present a series of lectures on the history of malaria after securing £30,000 of funding.
Dr Priestman has teamed up with writer and actor Christine Watkins for three lectures exploring the malaria research of poet-scientist Ronald Ross in the late 19th Century alongside research to combat the disease.
The performance [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2008 by neilaitchison
The UK is set to follow Birmingham in adding fluoride to tap water to prevent tooth decay.
Health secretary Alan Johnson has made £14m a year available over the next three years to help health authorities introduce fluoridation scheme.
Fluoride has been added to tap water in Birmingham for 40 years. Studies have shown that children in [...]
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