30-04-2006 12:27
Yesterday (Satuday 29th April) saw a march in Cambridge against the privatisation of public services. Almost 100 people turned out for the march.
Cambridge Not For Sale - March
Yesterday (Satuday 29th April) saw a march in Cambridge against the privatisation of public services. Almost 100 people turned out for the march.
14-04-2006 14:46
'Sell-off' looms for sheltered housing
On Thursday 20 April Cambridge City Council will vote on the future of three sheltered housing schemes. It's almost inevitable that Simon's House and Seymour Court will be handed over to private social housing companies for nought or at most a nominal fee, and that Tiverton House will be sold off, prior to being razed and rebuilt.
23-02-2006 10:53
Defend Public Services demo April 29th
Appeal from Cambridge Trades Council
19-02-2006 09:48
Bacteria harvested from Kenya are being used by a global pharmaceutical company to manufacture a multi-million dollar diabetes drug, although the country is not making a shilling from the entire enterprise, a dossier prepared by a respectable American think-tank says.
Biopirates: Bayer earns $379m from diabetes drug
Bacteria harvested from Kenya are being used by a global pharmaceutical company to manufacture a multi-million dollar diabetes drug, although the country is not making a shilling from the entire enterprise, a dossier prepared by a respectable American think-tank says.
15-02-2006 01:12
map available here
East Anglia Social Forum
You are cordially invited to the next meeting of the East Anlgia Social Forum (EASF) which will be on Saturday at the Friends Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge. Starts at 12 finishes at 4 pm, followed by a Wild Thyme Cafe.map available here
26-01-2006 00:21
US FDA warns Bayer on hemophilia therapy promotion
A number of Bayer AG promotions for its hemophilia treatment Kogenate FS were misleading because they failed to include ample information about risks and directions for use, U.S. regulators said in a letter released on Tuesday.
22-01-2006 14:15
East Anglia Social Forum 18th Feb. in Cambridge
The East Anglia Social Forum to focus on the crisis in the NHS and alternatives to the market
19-01-2006 22:39
Ministers must stop Commission's u-turn on high concern pesticides
Within the next ten days the European Commission is seeking approval by the Member States to authorise a number of dangerous pesticides* for use within Europe - several of which are mutagenic, hormone disrupting or toxic to reproduction
17-01-2006 19:02
A new study finds that exposure to chlorpyrifos may play a role in male infertility. Chlorpyrifos is a broad-spectrum organophosphate insecticide produced by companies like Dow, Bayer and Cheminova. Chlorpyrifos is used widely in Europa, in the US residential use is restricted.
(BAYER) Pesticide may reduce fertility, says study
A new study finds that exposure to chlorpyrifos may play a role in male infertility. Chlorpyrifos is a broad-spectrum organophosphate insecticide produced by companies like Dow, Bayer and Cheminova. Chlorpyrifos is used widely in Europa, in the US residential use is restricted.
21-12-2005 21:02
The report about new drug processing policies being adopted by the FDA, is accompanied by portraits of Dr. Janet Woodcock, FDA's chief operating officer, and Dr. Scott Gottlieb, deputy commissioner. The report comes on the heels of FDA's "quick approval" on Tuesday of Nexavar, a cancer drug that European regulators will not approve until the clinical trials are completed.
Bayer´s Nexavar: FDA Embarks on Fast Track Cancer Drug Approval
The report about new drug processing policies being adopted by the FDA, is accompanied by portraits of Dr. Janet Woodcock, FDA's chief operating officer, and Dr. Scott Gottlieb, deputy commissioner. The report comes on the heels of FDA's "quick approval" on Tuesday of Nexavar, a cancer drug that European regulators will not approve until the clinical trials are completed.
09-12-2005 17:11
It appears that Bayer are intending to cash in on their 22 Acre site at hauxton just outside cambridge. After years of use by Bayer how contaminated will the site be ? who will clean it up ? who will pick up the bill ? will Bayer do a deal with the local council ? will the public have to pick up the tab allowing private property speculators to make a killing and Bayer get off the hook and not have too clean up their shit !! as per usual .
Homes planned for Bayer site
It appears that Bayer are intending to cash in on their 22 Acre site at hauxton just outside cambridge. After years of use by Bayer how contaminated will the site be ? who will clean it up ? who will pick up the bill ? will Bayer do a deal with the local council ? will the public have to pick up the tab allowing private property speculators to make a killing and Bayer get off the hook and not have too clean up their shit !! as per usual .
08-12-2005 18:16
SATURDAY 17th DECEMBER
KEEP THE NHS PUBLIC RALLY
1pm Market Square, Cambridge
KEEP THE NHS PUBLIC RALLY
Unison Cambridge Health campaign against NHS cutsSATURDAY 17th DECEMBER
KEEP THE NHS PUBLIC RALLY
1pm Market Square, Cambridge
01-12-2005 16:35
Shane LittleChild (10yrs) - W.M.T.O. and F.I.S.T. Midlands Area Champion
Max Whyte (24yrs, Trinity College) - English Amateur Muay Thai Team Member
Muay Thai's take on the Howard Mallet Centre
Cormac O'Rourke (14yrs) - W.M.T.O. English ChampionShane LittleChild (10yrs) - W.M.T.O. and F.I.S.T. Midlands Area Champion
Max Whyte (24yrs, Trinity College) - English Amateur Muay Thai Team Member
28-07-2005 09:25
Scandal affects major East Anglian road-scheme
A scandal is just now hitting the news in Norfolk, concerning a senior LibDem County Councillor who has been found guilty by the independent Council 'Standards Cttee' of repeatedly and noxiously misrepresenting a £200m road-scheme as being environmentally-friendly.
23-07-2005 14:36
Researchers Speak Out Against Animal Tests
The scientific director of Europeans for Medical Progress today spoke strongly against the building of the proposed primate experimentation lab in Oxford. The lab's construction has so far been halted for just over a year by popular protest.
09-06-2005 01:39
600,000 Americans are victimized in handgun crimes each year. In 2002, there were 30,242 gun deaths in the U.S:
Art of War: Gun Violence in America
600,000 Americans are victimized in handgun crimes each year. In 2002, there were 30,242 gun deaths in the U.S:
18-04-2005 19:46
The Food and Drug Administration has ordered drug giants Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to immediately pull a television ad for impotence drug Levitra, saying that the commercial does not adequately state the drug's potential side effects and that it cannot substantiate claims that it is superior to competitors such as Viagra or that it improves female satisfaction during sexual activity.
(BAYER) FDA Orders Levitra Ad Off the Air
The Food and Drug Administration has ordered drug giants Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to immediately pull a television ad for impotence drug Levitra, saying that the commercial does not adequately state the drug's potential side effects and that it cannot substantiate claims that it is superior to competitors such as Viagra or that it improves female satisfaction during sexual activity.
30-03-2005 22:22
Bloomsbury, MSN fear TV/web "war" over "gay bowel syndrome"
"Gay Bowel Syndrome" must be deleted from MSN Encarta
26-03-2005 03:02