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Tony Whitfield

Belfast News Letter

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Past articles by Tony:

Tesco withdraws salads due to food poisoning bug

Tesco has recalled two chicken salads because it contains the food bug Campylobacter. → Read More

Kids born to smoking mums more anti-social

Kids born to mums who smoke are more likely to be an antisocial teen and their loutish behaviour increases the more their mums puff away. → Read More

Breastfeeding mums being failed by lack of support

Under half of breastfeeding mums are not receiving the support they need with poorer ones the worst affected, a new study found. → Read More

Overweight and obese workers take more sick days

Overweight and obese workers pull more sickies for non work related illnesses than their slim colleagues, a study has found. → Read More

Overweight and obese workers take more sick days

Overweight and obese workers pull more sickies for non work related illnesses than their slim colleagues, a study found. → Read More

Bookies exploiting fans with live odds adverts during games

Bookmakers are exploiting fans watching Premier League matches with “Live odds” adverts which promise an “easy big win,” scientists warn. → Read More

Sunshine ‘boosts muscle strength in the elderly’

A dose of sunshine could boost the strength of muscles in the elderly and the obese, a new study found. → Read More

Cuts killed 30,000 Britons in 2015

Cuts to health and social care budgets are to blame for 30,000 extra deaths in England and Wales during 2015, a new study claimed. → Read More

Warning that laundry capsules can burn childrens' eyes

Chemical burns to the eye of infants caused by brightly coloured laundry tablets have increased by 32-fold in just three years, a new study warned. → Read More

Shoppers instantly know when products are shrunk

When Toblerone reduced the size of their chocolate bars it faced a revolt by disgruntled shoppers. → Read More

Tasty tomatoes will be back on the shelves

Tasty tomatoes could soon be put back on the supermarket shelves without resorting to “Frankenstein food” genetic modification. → Read More

Test can predict if you’ll die young

A blood test could soon tell who is at risk of age-related diseases, dementia and death and even how long they might live, a new study found. → Read More

E-cigs stop teen cancer deaths

E-cigarettes will stop more teenagers from dying from cancer, even if they do encourage some to take up smoking, a new study found. → Read More

Special K recall over health risk fears

Kellogg’s Special K Biscuit Moments Cioccolato packs sold through 240 stores based across northern England and The Midlands have been recalled because they are in Italian. → Read More