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TV highlights 08/01/2013
Stargazing Live | Death In Paradise | The Undateables | Primeval: New World | Taboo | PramfaceStargazing Live8pm, BBC2In what looks like it will be an annual fixture, Professor Brian Cox scans the night skies with that infectiously awestruck, half-moon smile of his. He's accompanied once more by comedian Dara Ó Briain, who makes for an effective sidekick with his comic rather than cosmic background and demeanour. He is shown how to spot and take pictures of celestial marvels, followed by half an hour of discussion with an invited audience over what hidden glories the telescope has revealed. David StubbsDeath In Paradise9p...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 7, 2013 Category: Science Authors: David Stubbs, Martin Skegg, Hannah Verdier, Ali Catterall, Ben Arnold Tags: The Guardian Astronomy Culture Television & radio Brian Cox Editorial Science amp; radio Source Type: news
Should Hillary Clinton be back at work so soon after a blood clot?
A doctor on whether the US secretary of state should be taking it easy after her health scareHillary Clinton is back at work today with 12 meetings scheduled this week, just four weeks after a blood clot on the brain. What advice would I give her if she pitched up at my GP surgery in north London?Her problems apparently kicked off at the beginning of December with a nasty European tummy bug. She became so dehydrated that she fainted and banged her head. She was admitted to hospital on 30 December and diagnosed with a right transverse venous sinus thrombosis (a blood clot in the large vein that runs in the space between bra...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 7, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ann Robinson Tags: The Guardian Blogposts World news Health & wellbeing Society Neuroscience Features Life and style Hillary Clinton Source Type: news
Apophis – a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid – flies by Earth on Wednesday | Stuart Clark
Asteroid Apophis arrives this week for a close pass of Earth. This isn't the end of the world but a new beginning for research into potentially hazardous asteroidsApophis hit the headlines in December 2004. Six months after its discovery, astronomers had accrued enough images to calculate a reasonable orbit for the 300-metre chunk of space rock. What they saw was shocking. There was a roughly 1 in 300 chance of the asteroid hitting Earth during April 2029. Nasa issued a press release spurring astronomers around the world to take more observations in order to refine the orbit. Far from dropping, however, the chances of an i...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 7, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Stuart Clark Tags: Blogposts Astronomy guardian.co.uk Space Science Source Type: news
The man whose brain ignores one half of his world | Thom Hoffman
A stroke left Alan Burgess with hemispatial neglect – an inability to pay attention to sensory stimuli on his left sideAlan Burgess doesn't need a rhyme to remember the 5th of November. He'll never forget the day he had his stroke. It left him with a syndrome known ashemispatial neglect and a strange new perspective.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 23, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Thom Hoffman Tags: Neuroscience Human biology Medical research Health Society & wellbeing Life and style Source Type: news
'Higher risk of strokes' for hay fever sufferers
Having hay fever significantly increases the risk of a stroke, especially if sufferers use antihistamines, according to research.Dr Eric Matheson and colleagues from the Medical University of South Carolina said in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine that their findings 'indicate that hay fever is an independent risk factor for first stroke. Patients with hay fever who use antihistamines may be at particularly great risk. Hay fever, previously viewed as a benign condition, may be a contributor to cerebrovascular risk.'Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 24, 2008 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: Medical research Health Science Society Hay fever Allergies Source Type: news
