New flu superjab breakthrough to replace vaccine that fails the elderly

The injection used this year as part of the £100million winter vaccine campaign will be scrapped for those over 75 next winter and replaced with a new jab experts hope will prove more effective. NHS England wrote to all GPs last week to inform them of the move. Those 65 and over who could also […]

Melbourne’s new attack warning system fails to alarm shoppers (VIDEO)

Published time: 28 Dec, 2017 16:28 The first ear-splitting wail of Melbourne’s new emergency warning system failed to raise much interest amongst shoppers in the southern Australian city Wednesday. Pedestrians on Lonsdale Street in the city center showed little regard for the alarm as officials conducted their first test of the system, which is designed […]

Pound euro exchange rate: Sterling ‘fails to benefit’ after discussions on Brexit impact

The pound is currently trading against the euro at €1.1267, falling from yesterdays €1.131.  Bank of England governor Mark Carney and other officials were up before MPs at the Treasury Select Committee discussing bank stress tests as well as Brexit.  But despite the discussions sterling has failed to benefit from a three-week low.  The fall […]

Leeds news: David Prutton warns of possible transfer if summer signing fails to impress

Wiedwald returned to the starting line up for the win at Barnsley last month, having been dropped for the previous seven games.  The German made a number of howlers before head coach Thomas Christiansen gave Andy Lonergan a go between the sticks. But Lonergan also failed to cover himself in glory, which prompted Christiansen to […]

Bitcoin becoming hyper-inflated asset but fails to rival US dollar as currency

Cryptocurrencies and bitcoin have become the buzzwords of 2017. However, bitcoin is much more used as a commodity or asset rather than its original goal to be a replacement currency. “Bitcoin is a wonderful invention that has already begun to change the world, but at the moment it is too early to talk about it […]

Why the U.S. Fails at Worker Training

When asked about Donald Trump’s June 2017 executive order calling for the expansion of apprenticeships, Anthony Carnevale says it’s just “good PR.” Carnevale—the research professor and director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce—believes the high costs of apprenticeships and the U.S.’s dark past with job training will stymie the effort, which […]

EU fails to extend herbicide glyphosate license

Published time: 25 Oct, 2017 23:51 EU countries have rejected a European Commission proposal to renew the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup pesticide, postponing the vote Wednesday. The initial proposal suggested renewing the license of glyphosate for 10 years. But after much debate, EU member states failed to agree on extending […]

Flu jab 2017: Vaccine ‘FAILS’ to protect at-risk patients from DEADLY infections

Young leukaemia patients were just as likely to develop flu, regardless of whether they were vaccinated or not, scientists revealed. The most at-risk patients for developing flu, which includes those with a weakened immune system, needed other ways to protect themselves against infection, they said. Flu and flu-related complications remains one of the leading causes […]