Posts about the work of the Health Protection directorate
For those who haven't heard of it, Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by tick bites, with between 900 and 1000 confirmed cases each year in the UK. It can lead to serious health issues if left untreated, so raising …
This year the fight against flu takes on a public health perspective. Up till now, flu vaccination has been offered on an individual basis to protect those most at risk. Offering flu vaccine to all healthy children, starting with the …
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has now published its fifth assessment report, confirming the scientific evidence that the climate is indeed changing, and that this change is even more certainly due to human activities than was previously thought. …
