Lethal X-ray machine at dentists: Health experts race to track down killer scanner

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mirror-investigation-lethal-x-ray-machines-1470224

Dentist received an urgent warning over a hand-held X-ray scanner, which might be lethal. These cheap X-ray scanners, they cost 200 pounds instead of 4000 pounds, have more than 10 times the normal level of radiation. This extreme high radiation can cause cancer and organ damage. The devices are available on internet sites like E-bay. It is hard to tell if a device is dangerous, because they look the same as normal devices, and therefore is it not known how many patients have been put at risk. Compliance unit manager Bruce Petrie said: “Anyone in the room when these machines are being used would be exposed. They are dangerous, deadly machines.”

This is a very dangerous situation. As a patient you have no idea what kind of x-ray device is being used. I think dentists are responsible for the devices they use. If you buy a device that only costs 200 pounds, you can tell it is not a proper device. In my opinion the dentists should be punished because I think it is clear that they do not care enough about their patients. They fulfill a role as a doctor and they have certain responsibilities.  There should be more supervision at doctors who use devices that can be harmful to patients. 

X-rated: The cheap scanner irradiates the whole head

Australian radio presenters trick staff at Duchess of Cambridge's hospital into given details of her condition

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/australian-radio-presenters-trick-staff-at-duchess-of-cambridges-hospital-into-given-details-of-her-condition-8386313.html

Two Australian radio presenters called the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is currently staying. The Duchess is in hospital for acute morning sickness. Mel Greig, who is a 2Day FM presenter, said that she was the Queen and that she wanted some information about the Duchess. No questions were asked and the nurse immediately told that the Duchess was about to “freshened up”. The hospital has said that it regrets the incident and that it takes it very seriously. The nurse also said that the Duchess is stable at the moment.

I cannot believe this had happened. First of all I thought that hospitals were not allowed to give confidential information over the phone. Secondly, if someone called me and said that she was the queen, I would laugh very hard. Even if the Duchess is in hospital, I cannot believe that the queen herself would call. I think this is a big mistake of the hospital and this should have never happened. In my opinion the nurse and the hospital are both guilty. The hospital should make clear rules, but the nurse also has brains, so she should have thought a little bit better.

The Graham Norton Show

Original airing date: 23 November 2012 at BBC one

In this episode Graham Norton has four guests: Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Palin, Jack Whitehall and Michael Buble. In the beginning Graham Norton gave a quick introduction about his guests, then Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Buble and Jack Whitehall came in and talked about what their current activities are and some things about their personal life. About fourteen minutes before the end of the show Michael Palin came in and five minutes before the end of the show, Michael Buble gave a performance. In the end two men from the audience told a humorous story.

I did not know the Graham Norton show before, but I really think it was very funny. Not just Graham Norton, but the guest as well. They told some very funny stories, and a couple of times I laughed very hard. At one point Graham Norton read a text message out loud from a women in the audience, and I think if it was a real text message, he went too far. In my opinion that is something private. It could have been that he made it up, but a moment later Michael Buble saw the message and sang the exact same message.  

Georgia Varley train fall death: Christopher McGee jailed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-20339630

In October 2011 a 16-year-old girl named Georgia Varley died when she fell between a train and the platform. Christopher McGee was a railway guard and he signaled the driver to depart the station. Unfortunately Georgia Varley was leaning against the train when it left. The railroad guard should have seen the state of the girl, as she had three times more than the legal amount of alcohol in her blood. The jury found Christopher McGee guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence and he was jailed for five years. The judge said: “[y]our decision and action determined whether Georgia Varley was safe from risk.”


I agree with the jury’s judgment that Christopher McGee was guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence. She was the only one left on the platform, so he should have seen the state of the girl. He could know that it is very dangerous to lean against a train, and the least he could do was warn the girl that it was dangerous. It was not enough just to assume that she was going to get out of the way; it is his job to make sure everyone is safe. I hope that this will be an example for future railway guards, so they know that it is never enough to assume something. 

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My name is Amanda van der Meeren and welcome to my new blog. During the course of British Culture I will make 14 blogs about British topics. In every blog I will discuss one topic and then I will give my opinion about it. I hope you will give me feedback on my blogs, so I can improve my blogging.

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