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Australia’s central bank sells its stake in scandal-hit note firm Securency

Tue, 02/12/2013 - 12:30

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday confirmed the sale of its stake scandal-hit note printing firm Securency.

RBA announced that it offloaded its 50 per cent stake in Securency and that an independent governance review cleared it of "inappropriate" insight. The bank released the review into the governance of the printing firm and NPA by independent consultancy Cameron Ralph to show that it was cleared of serious oversight issues.

Findus beef lasagne being tested for veterinary drug ‘bute’

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 11:18

UK retailers removed Findus beef lasagne off their store shelves after food watchdog warned that the product contained up to 100 per cent horse and might also contain an animal painkiller.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said that 11 out of 18 samples Findus beef lasagne checked were found containing 60-100 per cent horse.

The FSA found no evidence that suggested a food safety risk, but it ordered Findus to test beef lasagne for a veterinary drug called phenylbutazone, or bute.

Increase in the number of stays in intensive care

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 14:11

According to a study, there has been an increase in the number of stays in intensive care in the last month of life.

As compared to about 10 years ago, the number of people dying in hospice care is two times in hospital or nursing home. But a study states that hospice is considered as the last resort normally. It is often used by the patients and their families in the last.

Things need a change to ensure Mid-Staffs scandals don’t happen

Sat, 02/02/2013 - 08:04

According to a national patient safety charity, scandals like the Mid-Staffordshire will happen again unless the government implements the Francis Inquiry recommendations. It will file its report next week.

According to Peter Walsh, chief executive of the Association for Victims of Medical Accidents, ministers have already started showing their opposition to changes that the report might recommend. Changes like minimum staffing levels for hospital wards and a legal duty candour that will check the medical staff has started seeing opposition.

Amphetamine stimulant possible cause of runner's heart attack

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 12:40

A lot of things were imagines after Claire Squires, a fit and healthy 30-year-old, who died about one mile from the end of the London marathon in 2012.

Her chosen charity, the Samaritans, in less than seven days, has got about £1m as donation as tens of thousands of people had donated so much money to her chosen charity.

It was ruled by a coroner that the possible cause of her death was Jack3d's single dose. A supplement that promises to enhance performance and it was legal to be purchased and used when she had purchased it.