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  Brain training devices no better than doing a crossword
Date: February  26, 2009  

People who spend money on brain trainers to keep their mind sharp may well get the same benefit from simply doing a crossword, experts conclude.Consumer group Which asked three experts to check claims made about several devices, including the Nintendo DS, on memory and staving off dementia.They found the evidence behind such claims was non-existent
  Brain training devices no better than doing a crossword
Date: February  26, 2009  

People who spend money on brain trainers to keep their mind sharp may well get the same benefit from simply doing a crossword, experts conclude.Consumer group Which asked three experts to check claims made about several devices, including the Nintendo DS, on memory and staving off dementia.They found the evidence behind such claims was non-existent
  Earliest human footprints found
Date: February  26, 2009  

The earliest footprints showing evidence of modern human foot anatomy and gait have been unearthed in Kenya.The 1.5 million-year-old footprints show signs of a pronounced arch and short, aligned toes, in contrast to older footprints.The size and spacing of the Kenyan footprint trails - attributed to Homo erectus -reflect the height, weight, and wal
  Decision due on fluoride in water
Date: February  26, 2009  

Critics say fluoride has been linked to health problemsShould fluoride be forced upon usHealth bosses in Southampton are to decide later whether or not to add fluoride to the city s tap water.The idea has proved controversial with a public consultation attracting more than 10,000 responses.The city council is in favour of it but Hampshire County Co
  Gloomy Lloyds Group results due
Date: February  26, 2009  

More bad news from the UK s banks is expected later when the Lloyds Banking Group posts its results for 2008.Shares in Lloyds, which is 43% government-owned, fell sharply after a trading update revealed larger-than-expected losses at its subsidiary HBOS.Lloyds indicated it would make a £1.3bn profit, but warned investors that HBOS was likely to
  Lesbian couple sue over baby row
Date: February  26, 2009  

A lesbian couple from Glasgow is suing health officials for £20,000 over their refusal to help them have a baby.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) denied Caroline Harris and Julie McMullan IVF treatment as they were not classified as an infertile couple.But both women say this amounts to discrimination and are seeking a judicial review of the d
  Top nurses struggle to do jobs
Date: February  25, 2009  

Senior nurses who manage hospital wards are being too overburdened with paperwork and patients to do their jobs properly, unions say.The Royal College of Nursing ran a series of focus groups with 90 ward sisters in England about their jobs.The nurses, who oversee nursing care on wards, said their roles needed to be more strictly defined to help imp
  Rapid HIV evolution avoids attack
Date: February  25, 2009  

HIV is evolving rapidly to escape the human immune system, an international study has shown.The Nature study highlights just how tough it could be to develop a vaccine that keeps pace with the changing nature of the virus.The researchers showed HIV was able to adapt rapidly to counter human genes controlling immune system molecules that can target
  Poor still shunning universities
Date: February  25, 2009  

The government has given universities £392m to get more working class youngsters in England to attend but progress has been slow, MPs say.The Commons public accounts committee says it is "dismayed" the government seems to have little idea what they have done with the money.Participation rose by two percentage points over five years to 2007-08 -
  Priceless beauty
Date: February  25, 2009  

By Gideon LongBBC News, Tierra Del FuegoIt is not every day that a Wall Street bank finds itself in possession of a chunk of land 50 times the size of Manhattan, covered in pristine forest, windswept grassland and snow-capped mountains.But that s the position Goldman Sachs found itself in, in 2002 when it bought a package of distressed debt and ass


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