Techies Threatened By Stress And Thrombosis
News IT workers are the most stressed of all professionals, and are putting their lives at risk from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by sitting down all day, experts have warned. Simmons, 42, has warned other desk-bound workers to get up and move around to...
[May 15, 2006, 10:55]
Health Gets More Clicks Than Porn On The Web
News As the Consumers' Association questions whether the government's flagship health hotline NHS Direct, is putting lives at risk by supplying inconsistent advice, the medical industry is concerned that patients are getting a raw deal from online...
[August 8, 2000, 13:23]
E-government: Must Try Harder
News If e-government is to succeed, the committee warned in a new report, then people must be able to benefit from online services that make their lives better and easier. Groups in society such as the elderly, unemployed, those on low incomes and those...
[August 28, 2002, 13:33]
US Sex Offenders' Registries Hit The Net
News Currently, the registry is held only by the police force in the area a known paedophile lives and it is left to their discretion how much information to disclose to the public. It depends on their risk assessment," the spokesman said.
[August 19, 1999, 14:23]
A Year Ago: Hacker Endangered Astronauts On Mission To Mir
News A computer hacker endangered the lives of space shuttle astronauts in 1997 by interfering with the communications system linking the shuttle to Nasa, Monday night's Panorama is expected to reveal. The shuttle was docking with Russian space station...
[July 2, 2001, 6:28]
Hacker Endangered Astronauts On Mission To Mir
News A computer hacker endangered the lives of space shuttle astronauts in 1997 by interfering with the communications system linking the shuttle to Nasa, Monday night's Panorama is expected to reveal. The shuttle was docking with Russian space station...
[July 3, 2000, 15:48]
