Recent research revealed that little progress has been made in providing facilities to workers to tackle repetitive strain injuries (RSI) in the UK. Findings indicated that
213,000 people had hand, arm, shoulder and neck problems last year caused or exacerbated by work.

It also showed that workers in Devon and Cornwall have some of the highest rates of RSI.

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy claims that it is legal duty of the employers to prevent foreseeable risks of injury or illness in their workers.

Arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability and autoimmune diseases.

Recent study showed the role played by FTO gene in making a person fat or lean. Research team led by Dr Ulrich Ruther, from the University of Dusseldorf in Germany used animal models to determine how this gene influences weight gain.

Researchers found that this gene affects energy expenditure at the cellular level. Study showed that mice without the FTO gene remained very lean because they spontaneously burn off enormous amounts of energy.

A new study has revealed that breastfeeding for at least two months, can lessen the risk of having relapses in women suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS).

The study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology said that women with MS have less relapses during pregnancy, while the risk of experiencing the same increases considerably during the first 3 to 4 months postpartum.

The study said that women who breastfed for at least two months after pregnancy may slash their risk of getting multiple sclerosis symptoms back by one-third.

The data from study of 12 European cities from Dublin to Valencia disclosed that temperatures increase during the summer may increase the number of hospitalizations for respiratory problems, especially among elderly people.

The data comes from a European project known as the “Assessment and Prevention of Acute Health Effects of Weather Conditions in Europe” (PHEWE).

Recent survey revealed that Scotland has the eighth-highest level of alcohol consumption in the World. Neilsen Company, on the behalf of the Scottish Government conducted a survey on the sales of alcohol.

Survey revealed that Scots consumed equivalent to 11.8 litres per person over 16, in 2007. This amount is two litres more than in England and Wales where the average was 9.9 litres per person.