Trusts wanting staff to work over the new year should meet childcare costs and pay compensation for the extra cost of travelling to and from work. Some trusts are already offering up to five times the basic rate of pay plus time off in lieu for workers who have to come in onmillennium eve. Many women risk unprotected sex for the sake of a holiday romance, a survey has found. Family planning charity Marie Stopes International commissioned the survey, which found that nearly half of women under 35 have had a holiday fling. Of those women, a third said they did not pack contraception while one in five said they had unprotected sex.
Campaigners are concerned at the effect such behaviour has on women's sexual health.
Sunscreen complacency creates cancer risk Sunbathers who think regular applications of sunscreen will protect them for an entire day are embracing a myth, say cancer campaigners. In fact, even higher factor sunscreens will only protect you from a certain amount of sun exposure - any more than that, and it is of no use. The Imperial Cancer Research Fund has issued a leaflet also tackling widely held views that people cannot burn underwater, or that sunbathing for two weeks a year will not do any harm. Online treatment for asthma sufferers Asthma sufferers in Europe may soon be able to get care and advice over the Internet. The system is called Medicate - which stands for medical diagnosis, communication and analysis throughout Europe.