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Information about the topics discussed during the celebration of the Department of Health's National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (NBAW) on May 11, 2009 in London, England is presented. The event highlights the launch of the United Kingdom (UK)-World Health Organization (WHO) 0-4 years charts and focused on the discussion of how breastfeeding affects growth. It notes that the conference was hosted by Dr. Phil Hammond, a broadcaster and general practitioner (GP).

(1) This paper presents information obtained on the prevalence and distribution of tuberculosis in badgers from four areas in south-west England. One hundred and thirty-six badgers, representing twenty-four social groups, were removed for post-mortem examination following outbreaks of tuberculosis in cattle. (2) Mean group size for each area varied little (4.8-7.6 individuals) but mean territory size varied considerably (22.0-74.7 ha). (3) The prevalence of tuberculosis varied greatly from 6.9% to 34.5% indicating spatial and/or temporal variations in prevalence in local populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an obituary for associate specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology Prafulla Mangalore.

This report is concerned with a sampling excavation of Bronze Age, Roman and late Saxon/early medieval settlement traces near the church at Wraysbury, Berkshire. The most extensive evidence is for an agricultural settlement of the late ninth to twelfth centuries A.D. based on a series of ditched enclosures and trackways. The settlement moved location during the eleventh century. The environmental evidence is particularly important. A large faunal assemblage including extensive fish remains exists for the late Saxon and medieval phases as well as an unusual collection of charred plant remains. There are important groups of Late Bronze Age and Saxon pottery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]