Issued: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:00:42 GMT
The number of Scottish veterans who sustain an amputation through disease is far greater than the number who have lost limbs in conflict, according to new research.
The study – from the University of Glasgow and published in
BMJ Military Health – found that in the long term, the most common cause of limb loss in veterans is diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (blockage of arteries).
The research also found that, despite veterans having more risk factors such as smoking, their rate of disease-related amputation is no different from people in the wider community.
During the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 300 military personnel sustained injuries resulting in amputation but the number of UK veterans who lose limbs to disease has been largely unknown.
A BANGOR University professor is to be awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) after being included on the New Year Honours List. Professor Alexander (Sandy) Toogood, an Honorary Professor at Bangor University’s School of Education, has been rewarded for services to people with intellectual disabilities. Prof Toogood, from Ruthin, a former senior lecturer in Behavioural Analysis and is now honorary professor in the School of Education. He said: “Receiving an award is a humbling experience for most and very often a stimulus for reflecting on the wonderful work being done by one’s friends and colleagues. Increasingly, people with severe or profound intellectual disabilities are finding new ways to contribute to society, which is more inclusive now than when I started in the field forty years ago.
The Reality Is that the Market Has Said “No” to Nuclear and “Yes” to Renewables,
RIAC,
Paul Dorfman PhD, Honorary Senior Research Associate at the UCL Energy Institute University College London; Chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group; Member of the Irish Govt. Environment Protection Agency Radiation Protection Advisory Committee, and
27 Dec 20,
“………. As for nuclear energy, can it be used to help mitigate climate change? What are the problems associated with nuclear energy?
With mounting public concern and policy recognition over the speed and pace of the low carbon energy transition needed to mitigate climate change, nuclear power has been reframed as a response to the threat of global warming. However, at the heart of the question of nuclear power, there are differing views on how to apply foresight, precaution, and responsibility in the context of the poor economics of nuclear, the possibility of accidents, the consequences of those accidents, and ind
Nuclear power ridiculously expensive and uncompetitive – the market has spoken
“nuclear is ridiculously expensive and uncompetitive”. So, nothing really needs to happen for renewable energy investment to grow. The reality is that the market has said “no” to nuclear and “yes” to renewables.
The Reality Is that the Market Has Said “No” to Nuclear and “Yes” to Renewables,
RIAC,
Paul Dorfman PhD, Honorary Senior Research Associate at the UCL Energy Institute University College London; Chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group; Member of the Irish Govt. Environment Protection Agency Radiation Protection Advisory Committee, and
27 Dec 20,
“………. As for nuclear energy, can it be used to help mitigate climate change? What are the problems associated with nuclear energy?