Just One in 40 Women Deliver at Home, Stats Reveal
As per recent reports, it has been revealed that in England and Wales, a mere 2.5% of women delivered their baby at home during the last year, claiming a drastic dip of 2.7% as compared to figures recorded in 2009. In comparison with the number of women who gave birth under housing conditions in 2008, the reports have highlighted a fall of as much as 2.9%.
Harrogate Hospital Trains Volunteers in Diversity Awareness
As per latest information, it has been revealed that a recent move indented for forcing volunteers at a hospital in Yorkshire for undertaking a variety of training, counting diversity and inequality awareness, was today claimed to be steered by "political correctness and ambulance-chasing lawyers".
Wales Mulls Home Care In Future
It seems that in the coming year, face of medical health care in Wales is going to change, as a recent survey by the Welsh NHS Confederation revealed that by and large, people are of the view that health care in home or nearby communities is far better than hospitals. There is no denial that services at hospitals are the best possible way to address health concerns, but recently home care has gripped the attention of one and all.
UK Government All Set to Give Fight to Flu Pandemic
It seems that the UK government is all set to give a tough fight to flu pandemic, as they have released a full fledge road map to achieve the best possible results. Mastermind by the Department of Health, medical experts have been thoroughly considered in the 70-page document. It is being largely believed that this plan would cover up all the glaring loopholes in the region's 2007 plan.
iOS 5.0.1 update fails to fix battery drain bug
Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple recently rolled out an update to its iOS software to fix a battery drain bug, but some users still complain that the update did nothing to address the battery issues.
The update, iOS 5.0.1, was released on Thursday, with a promise that it would fix the battery issues.
The update was released following a number of customers had reported lower than expected battery life on their iOS5 devices.
But by Friday, a number of users took to social networking site Twitter and some other platforms to discuss the ongoing battery problems.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sets first-day sales records
Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" broke previous first-day sales records by moving a record number of copies in North America and the United Kingdom on the very first day of its launch.
The acclaimed videogames company revealed on Friday that it moved around 6.5 million units of the latest title from the popular war-game franchise and pocketed a revenue of $400 million (£250m).
Disney Executives Shove Off Impact of NBA Lockout on ESPN
Amid conflicting news that the National Basketball Assn. lockout would significantly affect ESPN cable sports network, Walt Disney’s Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulo has come out to dilute all the fears, thereby ensuring that the crisis would soon be resolved.
Sinopec Eyes Stake in Galp's Brazil Oil Assets
In a bid to make strategic move, it has been confirmed that Chinese state-owned oil company Sinopec Group has given green signal to claim 30% stake in Portuguese oil firm Galp Energia. Worth $3.54 billion, the deal is being seen as an attempt by the company to make significant impact in Western-owned energy assets.
Drop in Unemployment Rates
It has been revealed in recent report that the rates of unemployment have seemed to deteriorate in recent times. According to a recent study it has been found that more and more people are being employed and there has been a significant drop in the number of jobless people since April. This was revealed by the Labour Department.
Nvidia’s Whooping High Profits
It has been recently revealed that Nvidia Corp, the chip maker has posted a profit more than what was expected according to the analysts. It has been able to garner profit levels that are double of what it had posted last year.
Valve Warns Users against Attack on Database
"We do not have evidence that encrypted credit card numbers or personally identifying information were taken by the intruders, or that the protection on credit card numbers or passwords was cracked”, said the head of online gaming giant Valve, Gabe Newell, while warning users that some hackers have spoiled its Steam forums on Sunday night.
Sony Set to Launch Revolutionary TV
“We took it on the chin over and over again -- the problem that we have is that we were alone out there, so nobody had anything else to write about that month”, said the Chief Executive Officer of Sony, Sir Howard Stringer, while briefing the company’s plan to launch a revolutionary television set in the market.
Apple Offers Solution for iPhone Battery Troubles
According to reports, Apple officials have recently declared that they have released iOS 5.0.1, the projected modernize designed to fasten numerous vague bugs drained in the iPhone's battery, in a more rapid way.
Australia Becomes First to Pass Plain-Packaging Cigarette Law
Australia has certainly taken its best step to lower the tobacco use in the region by becoming the first country to pass plain packaging of cigarettes but tobacco companies are definitely not happy with the decision and have vowed to fight the new legislation in the court soon.
Marshall Islands Severely Affected by Dengue Outbreak
Dengue outbreak is worrying Marshall Islands big because the number of the affected cases has not just increased by one or two but by ten folds. Yes, citing such a big growth in the number of cases of dengue fever i. e. from 60 to nearly 600. In just two weeks, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Cabinet has declared a State of Emergency in the small Pacific Island nation.
Whooping Cough Taking Its Toll on West Coast
The notorious whooping cough is still taking its toll over children of West Coast, however, Westland has been able to deal with it timely. Last week, as many as 148 people have been diagnosed with the diseases.
Apple releases its first “over the air” update – iOS 5.0.1
The much-anticipated iOS 5.0.1 update has been recently released by Apple for fixing a number of unspecified bugs, including the one which was the cause behind the shorter-than-expected battery life of the iPhone.
Along with fixing the battery longevity bug, the newly-released iOS 5.0.1 update - which happens to be the first "over the air" update to be delivered by Apple - also fixes five security flaws, including the one that was demonstrated at apple's App Store code signing, by the well-known researcher Charlier Miller.
Google acquires startup Katango – the developer of advances people-sorting algorithms
In a move that underscores Internet search giant Google’s attempts to bring about an improvement in the quality of Google+ Circles, the company has recently acquired Katango – the startup behind the development of advanced people-sorting algorithms for enhancing people’s online social interaction.
Katango – which was founded around a year back, and was earlier called CafeBots - was the first firm to be funded by the Kleiner Perkins sFund. The company released an iPhone app earlier this year to facilitate messaging to groups of people across SMS, email and Facebook.
London's Tech City growth hailed by PM David Cameron
The UK Prime Minister David Cameron's recent unveiling of an interactive map of East London's technology cluster has chiefly underscored the expansion of Old Street's "silicon roundabout", with the disclosure that there are over 600 firms in the Tech City area.
It is clear that the Tech City area has witnessed tremendous growth over the last one year, given the fact that there were only about 200 tech firms based there in 2010.
The voice behind Apple’s Siri breaks his silence
Even though the highly-secretive Apple tried its best to conceal the identity of its Siri voice-activated personal assistant in the UK, the man behind the voice – Jon Briggs – has broken his silence and disclosed the part he played in developing the feature.
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- iOS 5.0.1 update fails to fix battery drain bug
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sets first-day sales records
- Apple releases its first “over the air” update – iOS 5.0.1
- Google acquires startup Katango – the developer of advances people-sorting algorithms
- London's Tech City growth hailed by PM David Cameron