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| Brazil grabs headlines as the homicide centre of the world. The figures make shocking reading: 35% of male teenage deaths are caused by gun crime, and there’s an average of 45,000 deaths through firearms every year. That’s one every 12 minutes. Organised gangs wield colossal power, and outbreaks of violence are common both inside and outside the country’s seriously overcrowded prisons. | |
| Crime | Interact, July-September 2007 |
| More teenagers having abortions fuelled a 3.9 per cent rise in the number of terminations that took place in England and Wales last year. The abortion rate was the highest for women ages 19, with 11,776 having terminations. In total there were 193,737 abortions in England and Wales last year, with the figure rising to more than 200,000. Thirty-two per cent of the women and girls have had abortions before, the same proportion as in 2005. | |
| Young People | Salvationist, June 30 2007 |
| Government approaches to alcohol and drugs misuse and sexual health among young people should be ‘joined up’ according to a Baptist sexual health expert. Dr Trevor Stammers backed the call of Government-funded sexual health advisers for a national intervention scheme incorporating all three issues. | |
| Young People | The Baptist Times, June 21 2007 |
| Churches see HIV/Aids as a major threat to the world, but many ministers are ignorant of the work of Aids charities and would not know where to turn to for help. While nearly two thirds of ministers see HIV/Aids as a priority area for fund-raising and increasing awareness, only 20 per cent of the theological colleges actually have the issue on their mainstream curriculum. | |
| World Issues | The Baptist Times, June 21 2007 |
| Teachers should avoid asking pupils to put their hands up to answer a question in a bid to stop quiet children falling behind, according to Government advice. Research identified a group of youngsters who struggle to keep up with their classmates between the ages of seven and 11, despite doing well in previous years. Ministers today published a report advising schools how to help these so-called “invisible children”, who often try to avoid drawing attention to themselves during lessons. Their work is neat and they are generally well behaved but children “in the comfort zone” need a different approach from teachers to help them make progress, the report found. The report found that it is often boys who fall behind in English at primary school, while girls were more likely to be found among those struggling to make progress in maths. Teachers felt that children suffered because parents stopped helping with homework when maths, in particular, was becoming too complicated. The Government recommended a range of strategies which teachers could use in the classroom to help these children. The methods included choosing which child to question in class instead of inviting all the pupils to put up their hands if they know the answer. Children could also be given 30 seconds “thinking time” before being asked to answer or told to discuss questions in pairs before answering, the Department for Education said. Later, the DfES said about 37,000 pupils were thought to be making slow progress in English at primary school, while 75,000 pupils were falling behind in mathematics. | |
| Education | The Sentinel, Friday June 1, 2007 |
| A study from Britain involving an analysis of 20 years of data covering ten hospitals finds that one seriously handicapped baby in 30 survives an abortion attempt. The survey sheds more light on how many abortions are unsuccessful and the kind of care medical facilities should offer babies who survive botched abortions. | |
| Health | Evangelicals now, June 2007 |
| Cancer drug Herceptin could reduce the number of mastectomies if used alongside chemotherapy before women undergo surgery, a study has shown. Women who suffer from a certain type of breast cancer, HER2-positive, who are treated in this way were more likely to see tumours shrink substantially, meaning surgery that would conserve the breast can be carried out, according to new statistics. HER2-positive breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of the disease, because the tumours are typically fast-growing and there is a high risk of relapse. The Neoadjuvant Herceptin (NOAH) study demonstrated that trastuzumab, known as Herceptin, plus chemotherapy completely eradicated the tumour in nearly twice as many patients (43 per cent) compared to those treated with chemotherapy alone (23 per cent). The drug is not currently licensed for use as a pre-surgery treatment. Professor Alex Markham, Cancer Research UK’s senior medical adviser, said the results were compelling. A total of 228 patients with HER2- positive breast cancer took part in the trial, with 115 receiving chemotherapy plus Herceptin for one year, and 113 patients receiving chemotherapy alone pre-surgery. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, Monday June 4, 2007 |
| At least 285 English schools are fingerprinting pupils without any Government guidance, a Liberal Democrats probe has revealed. Its report claims only a quarter of local education authorities have details about the use of fingerprinting and the Government has no idea how many children have their information stored. | |
| Odd Facts | The Sentinel, Monday June 4, 2007 |
| The number of British tourists falling victim to credit and debit card fraud overseas is on the rise. Around 1.3 million UK holidaymakers have been fraud victims over the last five years, with a third of them being defrauded in the last 12 months, a survey by travel insurance firm InsureandGo found. Of the 2,214 people polled, 23 per cent had more than £1,000 stolen. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel, Monday June 4, 2007 |
| Senior ministers today suggested the need for a national ‘Britain Day’ to reinforce citizenship and prevent communities becoming more divided. Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly and Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said financial incentives may also be necessary to step up what they call Britain’s “citizenship revolution”. In a Fabian Society pamphlet, the pair said it was essential to promote a stronger sense of Britishness and the values that people hold in common. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel, Tuesday June 5, 2007 |
| Children are not being given the freedom to play out unsupervised with their friends because of adult fears over their safety, a survey revealed today. Research for The Children’s Society found 43 per cent of adults think children should not be allowed out with their friends until they are 14 or over. The survey which forms part of the charity’s Good Childhood Inquiry, also found that more then a fifth (22 per cent) of over-60s thought children should be over 16 before going out on their own. Youngsters told the inquiry having lots of friends and being able to spend time with them were central to having a good childhood. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel, Tuesday June 5, 2007 |
| New moves to crack down on excess drinking among the underage, young adults and older people will be unveiled today. The Government will publish a new version of its alcohol strategy which will focus on encouraging drinkers to take responsibility for their boozing. It is due to set out plans to prevent under 18s getting involved with alcohol. The strategy will also focus on educating older people who may be drinking to unsafe levels. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel, Tuesday June 5, 2007 |
| Cancer doctors have said they fear the NHS will not be able to afford the new generation of drugs which treat the illness. Some 180 specialist cancer doctors said they were worried about the situation, in response to a questionnaire sent out by the BBC. Some drugs, like Herceptin for breast cancer, have won NICE’s backing but others like Tarceva, which can extend the life of lung cancer patients, have been turned down. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, Monday May 14, 2007 |
| British Gas continues to be the least popular fuel supplier, according to a survey published today. The firm was voted “worst provider” for the second year running in a survey for price comparison site uSwitch.com. A British Gas spokesman said: “This survey is misleading as it was carried out before our second price cut.” | |
| Odd Facts | The Sentinel, Monday May 14, 2007 |
| Recovered cancer sufferers are being refused travel insurance or quoted massive premiums. While some are quoted triple the cost of their holiday, others face being asked questions about their illness when inquiring about insurance, Macmillan Cancer Support found. The charity today launched the Recovered But Not Covered campaign to get people a better deal. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, Tuesday May 22, 2007 |
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