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时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Innovation & Design   来源:Green  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:Inflation, interest rates and tariffs mean 2025 is shaping up to be an intriguing year for the global economy. One in which growth is expected to remain at a "stable yet underwhelming" 3.2%, according to the International Monetary Fund. So what might that mean for all of us?

Inflation, interest rates and tariffs mean 2025 is shaping up to be an intriguing year for the global economy. One in which growth is expected to remain at a "stable yet underwhelming" 3.2%, according to the International Monetary Fund. So what might that mean for all of us?

But the damage was done. The number of measles cases in England and Wales jumped to 2,032 in 2012 from just 56 in 1998. It took more than a decade for MMR uptake to return to anything like normal and that debunked link with autism still gets repeated today.It was the first serious medical scandal of the internet era and also a sign of things to come.

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Since the birth of social media in the early 2000s, with sites like Friendster and MySpace, there have been growing concerns about the spread of health rumours and misinformation.Research from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)said they had come across information online that made them worried about vaccines, a sharp jump from just 6% the year before.

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As social media sites have gone from niche start-ups to established parts of the media landscape, so the risk of misinformation has changed."Now somebody in one corner of the world can post something and suddenly millions of people in another part of the world can see it within seconds," says Dr Williams at Swansea University.

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"It's not just the speed but the reach of misinformation which puts us in completely uncharted territory."

Research has consistently shown that younger adults are the group most likely to use social media to make decisions about their personal health, and the most vulnerable to misinformation."We need to do better, to support students, education and jobs in the city".

Scottish Conservative education spokesman Miles Briggs MSP described the news as "an absolute hammer blow for staff"."Years of mismanagement at the university and brutal cuts from the SNP government are coming to home to roost and the consequences look set to be devastating," he said.

"SNP ministers are still asleep the wheel as this crisis only continues to escalate at the university and need to act now."Michael Marra, the Labour MSP for North East Scotland, said the job losses would be "devastating" for both the workers and the wider Dundee economy.

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