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25 August 2010 Last updated at 21:01 ET Share this page Facebook Share Email Print Broccoli 'boosts' healthy gut By Helen Briggs Health reporter, BBC News Broccoli is high in vitamins and minerals Extracts of broccoli and banana may help in fighting stomach problems, research suggests. Laboratory studies show fibres from the vegetables may boost the body's natural defences against stomach infections. Trials are under way to see if they could be used as a medical food for patients with Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes symptoms such as diarrhoea and abdominal pain. It affects about 1 in 1,000 people, and is thought to be caused by a mixture of environmental and genetic factors. The condition is common in developed countries, where diets are often ...

Shooting aliens develops hard skills -- does it also develop a gender gap? By Chris Sweeney Posted 04.09.2009 at 2:05 pm 14 Comments Halo 3's Master Chief Could be a girl behind that mask, right? commorancy ( GNU Free Documentation License ) A new study conducted by researchers at Michigan State University suggests that playing video games helps foster the development of visual-spatial skills among middle school students. Cultivating the ability to think visually is crucial to excelling in fields like engineering and surgery, and the hand-eye coordination attained through gaming is increasingly important in our digital world. But the total lack of games tailored to girls could be providing boys with an academic advantage over their female counterparts. "Girls are at a disadvantage by not having that three-dimensional experience," according to a statement by professor Linda Jackson, who led...

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25 August 2010 Last updated at 11:34 ET Share this page Facebook Share Email Print The day I ate as many E numbers as possible Food labels such as "natural" and "pure" are confusing shoppers, according to a survey. But even more misunderstood are the E numbers that populate ingredient lists, says Stefan Gates, who set out to see if additives are as bad as is often assumed. Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote At lunch I downed several frozen pizzas, then veered dangerously from Pot Noodle to UHT squirty cream” End Quote Stefan Gates Food writer Why would anyone do something as irresponsible as try to overload on sweeteners, flavourings, emulsifiers and preservatives, when food additives are a byword for culinary evil? In Europe, these are given E numbers; in the United States and elsewhere, the full name is inc...

25 August 2010 Last updated at 02:59 ET Share this page Facebook Share Email Print Is 'Ground Zero mosque' debate fanning the flames? By Finlo Rohrer BBC News, Washington Rival protests have been held at the site There has been vehement criticism of a Muslim group's plan to build a cultural centre and mosque near Ground Zero, but what does the tone of the debate reveal? Some opponents of the Cordoba House project , the Islamic cultural centre and mosque planned near to the World Trade Center site, have coined jarring juxtapositions to press their point. "Nazis don't have the right to put up a sign next to the Holocaust museum in Washington," former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. "We would never accept the Japanese putting up a site next to Pearl Harbor. There is no reason for us...

25 August 2010 Last updated at 01:44 ET Share this page Facebook Share Email Print Home births in Wales double over decade Healthy women who have low-risk pregnancies are offered home births The number of women who give birth to their children at home in Wales has more than doubled in less than a decade, figures have revealed. Since 2002, when the Welsh Assembly Government launched a drive to increase home births, they have risen from 604 to approximately 1,395 last year. There has also been a rise in women giving birth in midwife-led units. Helen Rogers, head of the Royal College of Midwives in Wales, said: "It's excellent. But we can still do better." Continue reading the main story Related stories Baby unit with birth pools opens Wales pushes ahead on home births Pregnant women rights questioned ...

Advertisement 24 August 2010 Last updated at 23:32 ET Help Cycling the length of the country by bicycle for charity is impressive, but not unique. But this is a bike ride with a difference. Ed Greig came up with the idea of cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End on a seven-seater, on which his team pedal at different speeds while sitting around in a circle. The crazy-looking bike weighs nearly three-quarters of a tonne with its riders aboard, making it slow going uphill, but dangerously fast going down. The riders, raising money for Cancer Research, have reached the south coast of England after 24 days of cycling, but at last the end is in sight. via bbc.co.uk Posted via email from Peace Jaway

Advertisement 25 August 2010 Last updated at 00:27 ET Help For the first time in Britain, a satellite tracking system is being used to monitor the movements of violent offenders with mental health problems. It is to prevent them absconding or offending while on leave from a secure psychiatric hospital. The BBC's home affairs correspondent, Danny Shaw, was given unique access to the scheme. via bbc.co.uk Posted via email from Peace Jaway

24 August 2010 Last updated at 07:56 ET Share this page Facebook Share Email Print Why is Britain braced for a mackerel war? By Andrew McFarlane BBC News Magazine Mackerel stocks had recovered well during the past decade Continue reading the main story In today's Magazine My day of eating E numbers 7 questions on board games Why a 'war' over mackerel? Survival tips for Chile miners Britain is said to be bracing itself for a re-run of its Cod Wars with Iceland - except this time the fish being fought over is mackerel. Yet, until recently, few were interest...

24 August 2010 Last updated at 19:14 ET Share this page Facebook Share Email Print Retailers 'concerned' over tobacco display ban Cigarette displays are due to disappear over the next few years in Scotland's shops New laws banning shop tobacco displays in Scotland will increase black market trade, an industry survey has claimed. The Tobacco Retailers Alliance study said 56% of shopkeepers believed the move would increase contraband sales. The study by the alliance, which has 26,000 UK members, came after MSPs passed the law in January. Ministers said the move would break the link between youth smoking and related long-term problems by making tobacco less attractive. The measure is part of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services Act, which also bans cigarette vending machines and introduces a registration scheme for retailers. The survey by the Tobacco Reta...

25 August 2010 Last updated at 05:25 ET Share this page Facebook Share Email Print Call to cut number of minor offences Falsely branding an adult sheep as a lamb is one of hundreds of recently introduced criminal offences Criminal laws dealing with many petty offences should be scrapped, according to the body responsible for reviewing the law in England and Wales. The Law Commission said regulatory bodies should only seek criminal sanctions in serious cases, with minor offences coming under civil law, usually dealt with by fines. It said "civil penalties are quicker and cheaper to enforce". Since 1997, more than 3,000 criminal offences have been created. The commission estimates annual savings of £11m could be achieved if the regulators in areas such as farming, food safety, banking and retail sales switched from prosecuting alleged offenders within the crimina...

Advertisement 24 August 2010 Last updated at 21:32 ET Help Whether it's the beautiful scenery, sea breezes or deep history, tourists flock to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa in droves. But now there is one visitor that the people of the Cape peninsula would rather live without. The region is already grappling with one of the highest crime rates in the world; now it's got a new intruder to contend with. Jonah Fisher reports. via bbc.co.uk Posted via email from Peace Jaway

24 August 2010 Last updated at 20:17 ET Share this page Facebook Share Email Print Food binge may cause long-term body fat increase It is harder to get those pounds off once they have become body fat A moment on the lips can actually mean a lifetime on the hips, according to Swedish researchers, who found that binging on food seems to have a long term effect on body weight. People who gorged on fast food for four weeks and did little exercise put on an average of 6.4kg of weight. Two years later, signs of increased body fat were still apparent, says the Linkoping University study. The Swedish researchers studied a group of 18 adults with an average age of 26. During the study, the details of which were published in the journal Nutrition & Metabolism, the 18 participants had their physical activity limited to 5,000 steps per day, considered to be tantamount to a seden...

25 August 2010 Last updated at 03:21 ET Share this page Facebook Share Email Print Sexually transmitted infections near 0.5m a year in UK By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News Click to play Click to play Advertisement Dr Gwenda Hughes, STI expert at the HPA, says young people lack confidence to insist on safer sex There were almost half a million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK last year, figures show. Experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) say young people are most affected. And one in 10 of 15-24 year olds with an STI become infected again within a year. Health ministers said they would look at what more could be done to increase young people's awareness of risks. The 482,696 new ...

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