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Our May Features
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A pilot scheme found a significant drop in emergency contraception after the launch of over-the-counter pill access. The project looked at two London areas with high teenage pregnancy rates. The report also suggests widening the service to include girls as young as 13 - two schemes currently offer this in the Isle of Wight and Manchester. Since 2008, five pharmacies in Southwark and Lambeth have offered oral contraception without a GP prescription - these boroughs have some of the highest teenage conception rates in Europe, and the highest in London. |
The BBC Reports: The contraceptive pill should be available at pharmacies without a GP prescription, including to some under-16s, suggests an NHS report.In the news
Sir Quentin Blake: Children need illustration to read 24 May 2013, 08.09 
The Telegraph reports: Children learn to read after being captivated by pictures, Sir Quentin Blake has said, as he argues no-one should be compelled to try heavy texts too young.
Sir Quentin, the former |
Rise in reports of children sexually abusing children 23 May 2013, 09.58 
BBC Newsbeat reports: A growing number of children are being sexually abused by other children, say charities.
They say their helplines have seen a big increase in calls from young people who are being |
Splint made by 3D printer used to save baby’s life 23 May 2013, 08.35 
The Independent reports: A baby’s life has been saved by using a device to help him breathe created by a 3D printer. The operation, carried out in the US, follows the development of a controversial 3D-printed gun |
More acts announced for new music festival 22 May 2013, 15.04 
More acts have been announced for Guildford's new music festival Magic Summer Live.
Singer Alexander O'Neil, British Reggae band Aswad, RnB trio Loose Ends, Gwen Dickey's Rose Royce, The Real Thing, disco |
Iodine deficiency 'may lower UK children's IQ' 22 May 2013, 09.07 
The BBC reports: Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers.
Their study of 1,000 families, |
Teachers: new reading test for infants 'is a waste of time' 21 May 2013, 07.49 
The Telegraph reports: A new reading test for six-year-olds in England will have little or no impact on standards of literacy in primary schools, according to teachers.
An official evaluation of the assessment |
Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk fivefold' 21 May 2013, 07.37 
The BBC reports: Sharing a bed with a newborn increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome fivefold, research claims.
The risk applies even if parents avoid tobacco, alcohol and drugs - other factors firmly linked |