Exposure to industrial chemicals in pregnancy ‘more likely to lead to autistic children’

Women exposed to industrial chemicals including metals and pesticides while pregnant are more likely to have autistic children, study finds Researchers looked for evidence of industrial chemicals in Canadian women They found metals, pesticides, PCBs and BPS chemical were linked to autism They discovered the link by looking at autistic traits in pre-school children  By … Read more

Indecent exposure allegation reported to police four days before Sarah Everard vanished

Indecent exposure allegation that Sarah Everard murder suspect Wayne Couzens was also arrested over was reported to police four days before she vanished – as watchdog launches probe into officers’ response Wayne Couzens, 48, remains in police custody after arrest in Sarah Everard case  Met Police received report of indecent exposure in south London on … Read more

Dozens of moderators sue Facebook for severe mental trauma after exposure to violent images at work 

Dozens of Facebook moderators sue social media giant for severe mental trauma after being exposed to violent images at work  Dozens of moderators for the social media giant are suing for mental trauma  Their roles were to spot and remove harrowing material from the website Some attempted suicide while others have post-traumatic stress disorder  By … Read more

Early antibiotic exposure linked with reduced growth in boys

Giving newborn baby boys antibiotics could stunt their growth in the early years of life, a new study suggests.   Antibiotic treatment within 14 days of birth is linked with reduced weight and height in boys – but not girls – up to the age of six, experts found.  The researchers think the differences may result … Read more

Coroner records air pollution exposure as cause of death for first time

Air pollution was today recorded as a medical cause of death of a nine-year-old girl who suffered a fatal asthma attack in a first for the UK.  Ella Kissi-Debrah is believed to be the first person in the country to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate, following the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Supermarkets are most common ‘exposure setting’

Supermarkets are the most common ‘exposure setting’ for Covid as official data shows 20% of patients had visited one in the week before testing positive Public Health England said supermarkets were linked to the most positive cases They examined data on check-ins using the NHS app to 16 different locations But experts today said the … Read more

Investors flock to funds with heavy exposure to booming US stocks

Savers pile into America: Investors flock to funds with heavy exposure to the booming US stock market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 22 October 2020 Investors are flocking to global funds with heavy exposure to US stocks Savers looking to take advantage of … Read more

Covid study: Risk of coronavirus exposure on commercial United aircraft ‘virtually non-existent’

Risk of coronavirus exposure on commercial aircraft ‘virtually non-existent’ – even if they’re FULL – according to a Department of Defense study carried out on United planes It’s claimed the study is the ‘most comprehensive on cabin airflow done to date’  Tests were conducted over 38 hours of flight time and 45 hours on the … Read more

Conor McGregor ‘arrested in Corsica for alleged indecent exposure

BREAKING NEWS: Conor McGregor ‘arrested in Corsica for alleged indecent exposure in a bar’ By Daniel Davis For Mailonline Published: 16:24 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 16:31 BST, 12 September 2020 MMA star Conor McGregor has reportedly been taken into custody in Corsica for alleged indecent exposure. According to the AFP news agency, the Irishman … Read more

Apple set to let users receive coronavirus exposure notifications without a third-party app

Apple iOS 13.7 set to let users receive coronavirus exposure notifications WITHOUT downloading a third-party contact tracing app Apple’s is set to let users easily turn on coronavirus exposure notifications Developers spotted the update in the upcoming iOS 13.7 in ‘Settings’ This would allows users to use contact tracing without downloading an app  By Stacy Liberatore … Read more