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Safer IN? Health improvements in EU this century

The number of deaths from heart attacks and strokes dropped significantly in the European Union between 2000 and 2013, according to the latest figures from Eurostat, reports EurActiv. However, cardiovascular diseases still cause enormous costs for society and the economy at large, according to the data released last week (4 May): http://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/fatal-heart-attacks-and-strokes-drops-in-eu-but-costs-remain-high/

11 May 2016
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Cambridge North Station Continues to Make Slow Progress.

Cambridge North station is one of the infrastructure projects initiated by the Coalition Government to stimulate the economy. It is to be constructed at the Chesterton sidings on the Fen Line from Cambridge to Kings Lynn near the Cambridge Science Park, but the project has been subjected to several delays. Early warnings appeared in April 2010 when Conservative election literature meekly remarked that the station would never be built. This negative political stance might explain the subsequent handling of planning by the Conservative controlled Cambridge County Council (CCC).

11 May 2016
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