It pays to riot

Last week Britain's "top GP" launched a scathing attack on widespread "reckless behaviour towards food, alcohol and cigarettes", which he claims is causing growing levels of disease and early death. In this dramatic intervention in the public health debate, Professor Steve Field criticises parents, mothers-to-be, the very overweight, smokers and drinkers (and pretty much everyone other than Zen Buddhists) for damaging their own health, or their children's, through irresponsible actions. "You need to face facts and take responsibility. Support is out there and it could save your life - and save the NHS a fortune." //Read More

Holy crow…

A new report published this week identified that Britons spend about 45% of their waking hours absorbing media from technology ranging from laptop computers and mobile phones to television and radio. Of that time we spend 25% of the day on the internet and more specifically on social networking sites - if you see someone using the internet on their phone, there is apparently a 45% chance that they are on Facebook. //Read More

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