Daily Archives: March 5, 2015

Gout may lessen Alzheimer’s risk: study | The Japan Times

March 5, 2015 By in Healthcare, NHS, People, Politics, UK Tags: , , , , 1 Comment
Gout in right big toe, with advanced swelling

Gout in right big toe, with advanced swelling (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an interesting article, published in the Japan Times, citing a French news source, reporting on US and Canadian researchers analyzing large quantities of UK healthcare data. It’s worth a read.

via Gout may lessen Alzheimer’s risk: study | The Japan Times.

In summary, it seems that if you have gout you are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s.

I wonder how US & Canadian researchers get access to such larger quantities of UK data? Why can’t UK researchers analysis UK data?

Thoughts?

Unemployment tops Turks’ problems list – LABOR – Hurriyet Daily News

March 5, 2015 By in Business Administration, People, Politics, Turkey Tags: , , , , , , , , , 2 Comments
Flag of Turkey.

Flag of Turkey. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

According to a recent survey, cited by Hurriyet, the leading Turkish newspaper, unemployment tops Turks’ problems list.

via Unemployment tops Turks’ problems list – LABOR.

I can understand the worries of the people in Turkey.

Turkey has grown in recent years, creating many jobs, on the back of inbound investment from major Western businesses.

But as Turkey has changed her foreign policy, Western businesses are increasing factoring in ‘political risk‘ in decisions about Turkey.

Without a clearer strategy, Turkey is likely to be regarded as more and more risky by foreign businesses. This will influence job opportunities and increase the fears of ordinary people.

Thoughts?