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What is the zika virus?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the zika virus?

...family, which includes the feared yellow fever, dengue fever and West Nile virus. Nobody was known to have died as a result of Zika infection, and clinical interest was so low that scarcely more than a dozen confirmed cases were described in the medical literature. A brief high fever, a rash, some joint pain and in the worst cases a bit of headache and nausea – Zika was...
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Are the Orlando murders part of a public health emergency?
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Are the Orlando murders part of a public health emergency?

...families and communities across the U.S. Gun violence has created a major and unique public health problem for the U.S., compared to other developed countries. In order to protect youth, the governments and adults in other developed countries such as France have made it difficult for youth to access handguns. However, a recent study showed that about a quarter of U.S....
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...family mediator with a legal aid contract in England and Wales. GOV.UK - Find an immigration adviser. You can get immigration advice from an immigration adviser if you need help with getting permission to stay in the UK. Help with a legal problem (Scotland) Finding a solicitor (Northern Ireland) ASAP (Asylum Support Appeals Project). ASAP’s aim is to reduce destitution...
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Charting new reading research directions
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Charting new reading research directions

...Family Sitting On Floor Reading Story At Home Together] ABB: How does your research go beyond vision, sound, and touch to incorporate other senses? NK: To take one example, in a recent study in semi-urban Malawi I looked at the influence of olfaction (the sense of smell) on children’s spoken and drawn stories in local classrooms. The experiences of these children are...
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What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?
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What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?

...causes immense harm to individuals and families up and down the country, and taxes should rise to account for this damage. Yet even on narrowly economic grounds, cuts to duty represent a false economy. Read the full IAS report on which this article is based This article was originally published by the LSE British Politics & Policy blog under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence...
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Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management
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Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management

...family managed to embargo a news story for hours, with most mainstream media sources not even speculating on what was happening, shows a notable level of influence and power, as does the usual lack in BBC coverage of any anti-monarchy commentary. Yes, it turned out to be a minor news story, but what it revealed about royal media power is fascinating. This article was...
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After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack
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After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack

...family, friends, colleagues or members of the community. Essentially, any caring person can provide a basic level of emotional support. The best support you can provide is to offer a level of human contact, providing them with a “listening ear” if they need one. It might be enough to sit quietly with someone and comfort them if they need it. If someone needs to cry,...
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Politics, knowledge and social change during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Politics, knowledge and social change during the COVID-19 pandemic

...family. Allegations have been made that the council has long known about the dubious work practices of these garment businesses but has either ignored it or not had the capacity to inspect and regulate, following swingeing cuts caused by the 2008 financial crisis and much longer attacks on local government funding. As such the pandemic plays into poverty, ethnicity, local...
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