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Tech News in Brief: Danish researchers say eating meat could cause cancer

TheCopenhagenPost
July 5th, 2016


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In other news: Danish cyber-security firm spots malicious emails, Fertility treatments work, say Danish researchers, Project aims to prevent disease in organic poultry and pig production, Cowi to design foundations for Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, Government sets aside millions for aquaculture

Meaty, beaty big and deadly (photo: Joxemai)

Danish researchers say eating meat could cause cancer
Researchers at DTU said that there could be a possible like between eating meat and cancer, although “other variables” needed to be examined to determine the level of risk. The results agreed with an international study last year that said meat was “probably carcinogenic” to humans.

Danish cyber-security firm spots malicious emails
The Danish firm Heimdal Security detected a wave of spam emails containing attachments with versions of the Adwind Remote Access Trojan (RAT). The campaign took place over the weekend, and thus far only targeted Danish companies. The emails came with a file attachment named Doc-[Number].jar.

Fertility treatments work, say Danish researchers
A study at the University of Copenhagen of 20,000 Danish women of women undergoing fertility treatments revealed that 71 percent of them had a baby within five years. Researchers noted that the younger the potential mother, the higher the chance was for success.

Project aims to prevent disease in organic poultry and pig production
Danish scientists have announced a project aimed at providing scientifically-based guidelines to prevent future Erysipelas outbreaks in organic poultry and pig production. Erysipelas is an infectious disease caused by a bacteria. It is well-known, but basic knowledge particularly on the infection in chickens, is lacking.

Cowi to design foundations for Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm
Danish engineering firm Cowi announced a contract to design the foundations for Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm. The Formosa I project will be located off the west coast of Taiwan. It is scheduled to be completed in 2019 as the first of a series of offshore wind farms in the country.

Government sets aside millions for aquaculture
The Danish government has pledged 87 million kroner to aquaculture initiatives in 2016-17. The fish farming sector in other countries has grown around 7 percent per year since 2000, while in Denmark the sector has barely moved, prompting all political parties to agree on changes.


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A survey carried out by Megafon for TV2 has found that 71 percent of parents have handed over children to daycare in spite of them being sick.

Moreover, 21 percent of those surveyed admitted to medicating their kids with paracetamol, such as Panodil, before sending them to school.

The FOLA parents’ organisation is shocked by the findings.

“I think it is absolutely crazy. It simply cannot be that a child goes to school sick and plays with lots of other children. Then we are faced with the fact that they will infect the whole institution,” said FOLA chair Signe Nielsen.

Pill pushers
At the Børnehuset daycare institution in Silkeborg a meeting was called where parents were implored not to bring their sick children to school.

At Børnehuset there are fears that parents prefer to pack their kids off with a pill without informing teachers.

“We occasionally have children who that they have had a pill for breakfast,” said headteacher Susanne Bødker. “You might think that it is a Panodil more than a vitamin pill, if it is a child who has just been sick, for example.”

Parents sick and tired
Parents, when confronted, often cite pressure at work as a reason for not being able to stay at home with their children.

Many declare that they simply cannot take another day off, as they are afraid of being fired.

Allan Randrup Thomsen, a professor of virology at KU, has heavily criticised the parents’ actions, describing the current situation as a “vicious circle”.

“It promotes the spread of viruses, and it adds momentum to a cycle where parents are pressured by high levels of sick-leave. If they then choose to send the children to daycare while they are still recovering, they keep the epidemic going in daycares, and this in turn puts a greater burden on the parents.”