BITS AND BOBS
From Pro Life Times of March 2009
Approximate number of African American deaths since 1973
From Cambridge News of February 16, 2009
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) - which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) which occurs in the lungs - costs the UK an estimated £640 million per year.
From a National Anti-Vivisection Society leaflet, 2009
Almost half of all primate species are threatened with extinction. As governments in primate home ranges make desperate efforts to prevent the poor and hungry eating some species to oblivion, the western research community demands the right to take these species for unnecessary and unreliable expermients, when alternatives are available.
From an NHS leaflet - 2009
Cambridgeshire population is expected to grow by a further 90,000 people by 2021. This represents an increase 0f 90,000 from 2009-2021.
At date 2009, it is estimated that 76,000 people in Cambridge binge drink.
NHS Cambridgeshire report in 2009 that 40% of total spend is on the over 65 age group.
At date 2009, NHS Cambridgeshire reports that it spends £286 millon on hospital care each year.
From an NHS leaflet - 2009
In 2006, NHS Cambridgeshire spend per age breakdown is reported as having been:
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - reported on FOE website - April 2009
Did you know?
The meat and dairy industry produces more climate-changing emissions than every plane, train and car on the planet - 18% of the global total.