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Pre-Employment Drug Testing
A lot of our business clients drug and alcohol test prospective employees. This is an integral part of their drug and alcohol policy and recruitment process. It conveys two important messages. First,…
Semi Identical Twins Identified
The New England Journal of Medicine has reported only the second known case of “semi-identical” twins. The boy and the girl, now four, from Brisbane, in Australia, are identical on their mother’s…
Introducing drug testing in your workplace for 2019
Drug related incidents are on the rise in the workplace. It impacts the safety and welfare of your employees, visitors and customers. Productivity, quality and staff morale can also be adversely affected.…
Are Drink Drive limits set too high?
A recent article on the BBC website asked the question ‘Are drink-driving limits too high?’ The UK’s drink-drive limit was originally set in 1967 at 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.…
Are employers ready for Canada’s new marijuana laws?
When cannabis finally becomes legal in Canada, how do you prevent people from coming to work high? The implications could be life threatening. What if they work in the airline industry or…
Worried about your Paternity DNA Test Results from Overseas Companies?
We have received a significant number of calls from distressed individuals recently, regarding Paternity DNA test results provided by companies operating outside the UK. In one example, a Canadian company performed a…
Do you think doping occurs in UK Athletics?
Doping in sport is in the headlines again. Crystal Health polled 170 people and asked ‘Do you think doping still occurs in UK Athletics?’ The results of the poll were as follows:…
Should Workplace Drug Testing be Mandatory?
Our most recent poll attracted 410 votes and asked the question, ‘should drug testing in the workplace be mandatory?’ The results of the poll were as follows: YES 44% For Safety Critical…
DNA Testing on Jeremy Kyle gets the thumbs down
Crystal Health Group recently polled 430 people and asked the question: Is the Jeremy Kyle Show the right platform for disclosing DNA test results? The votes came in as follows: NO 81%…
Positive Drug Test for consumption of Poppy Seeds!
Following on from the post titled ‘Poppy Seeds or Poppy Cock’; regarding the BBC report on a positive drug test due to poppy seeds, I thought I would follow up with an…
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