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  NHS obesity surgery on the rise
Date: February  25, 2009  

The number of people in England having obesity surgery has risen by 40% in the last year, figures show.The NHS Information Centre statistics revealed there were 2,724 operations, including stomach stapling and gastric bypasses to reduce stomach size.Overall, hospital admissions in 2007-8 caused directly by obesity topped 5,000 once strokes and hear
  NHS trust offers private surgery
Date: February  25, 2009  
A backlog in operations due to a rise in admissions during recent bad weather has led an NHS trust to send patients to a private hospital for surgery.Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust said a small number of patients awaiting simple procedures were being given the option.Those normally done as a day case or with one overnight stay w
  India to send astronauts to space
Date: February  23, 2009  

By Greg MorsbachBBC NewsIndia has earmarked more than $2.5bn to launch its own manned space flight and join the elite club of the US, China and Russia.India s planning commission has set aside the cash to finance preparations.A spokesman for the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) welcomed the news.If, as widely expected, the cabinet approves
  US CO2 hunter set for lift-off
Date: February  23, 2009  

By Jonathan AmosScience reporter, BBC NewsNasa is all set to launch its first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide (CO2) from space.The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) will help pinpoint the key locations on our planet s surface where the gas is being emitted and absorbed.CO2 s increased concentration in the atmosphere will lead to globa
  US CO2 hunter set for lift-off
Date: February  23, 2009  

By Jonathan AmosScience reporter, BBC NewsNasa is all set to launch its first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide (CO2) from space.The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) will help pinpoint the key locations on our planet s surface where the gas is being emitted and absorbed.CO2 s increased concentration in the atmosphere will lead to globa
  Scots rank high on booze league
Date: February  21, 2009  

Scotland has the eighth-highest level of alcohol consumption in the world, according to statistics analysed for the Scottish Government.Drinkers consumed almost 50 million litres of pure alcohol in 2007.Adults aged over 16 sank the equivalent of 11.8 litres of pure alcohol per person. The figure for England and Wales was 9.9 litres.Health Minister
  Clinton arrives for Chinese talks
Date: February  20, 2009  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Beijing for wide-ranging talks with China s leaders.Topics for discussion are expected to include the economy, human rights, climate change and North Korea.Mrs Clinton is on the final leg of her inaugural Asian tour, which has included visits to Indonesia, Japan and South Korea.Speaking earlier i
  Telescope spies cataclysmic blast
Date: February  20, 2009  

Astronomers have recorded the most powerful radiation blast from deep space yet detected. The event was observed by Nasa s recently launched Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and reported in the online edition of the journal Science.The source of the blast is assumed to be the catastrophic implosion of a star, to create a black hole.Scientists say th
  Mercury pollution treaty proposed
Date: February  20, 2009  

"Ministers... decided the time for talking was over - the time for action on this pollution is now"Achim Steiner, UnepWorld governments have agreed to crack down on mercury pollution.Environment ministers meeting in Nairobi have initiated a process that should end in a legally binding, international treaty.The landmark decision was taken
  Helicopter rescue
Date: February  19, 2009  

Eighteen people have been rescued after a Super Puma helicopter ditched into the sea about 125 miles east of Aberdeen on its way to a BP oil production platform.HOW THE CRASH HAPPENED1. Super Puma EC-225 helicopter en route to Etap oilfield 125 miles east of Aberdeen carrying 16 passengers and 2 crew. Weather conditions: fog, light winds. 2. Aircra


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