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Why getting patients on their feet may speed recovery in ICU

Friday, 17 April 2015, 15:25 Last update: about 10 years ago

The intensive care unit is a last frontier for physical therapy: It's hard to exercise patients hooked to ventilators so they can breathe. Some hospitals do manage to help critically ill patients...

Heat blamed for spray vaccine's failure against swine flu

Thursday, 16 April 2015, 15:24 Last update: about 10 years ago

The makers of the nasal spray version of the flu vaccine say now they know why it has failed to protect young U.S. children against swine flu - fragile doses got too warm. The AstraZeneca FluMist...

Mould-breaking Peugeot celebrates 50-year anniversary

Thursday, 16 April 2015, 10:47 Last update: about 10 years ago

• The car that returned PEUGEOT to the principles that define it today• A revolution on continental roads as the first front-wheel drive PEUGEOT• Stylish saloon that helped ...

As patients face death,US doctors push straight talk on care

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 15:21 Last update: about 10 years ago

Dr. Angelo Volandes remembers performing rib-cracking CPR on a frail elderly man dying of lung cancer, a vivid example of an end-of-life dilemma: Because his patient never said if he wanted aggressive...

Chivas Regal launches first new blend since 2007

Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 13:15 Last update: about 10 years ago

Chivas Regal, the world's first luxury whisky, introduces Chivas Regal Extra - its first new global expression since 2007.  Complementing its collection of premium blended Scotch whiskies, Chivas...

An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, study says

Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 15:18 Last update: about 10 years ago

An apple a day doesn't necessarily keep the doctor away. That's according to proverb-busting research that found daily apple eaters had just as many doctor visits as those who ate fewer or no...

GSD Marketing Ltd employees get Caffe Mauro training

Monday, 13 April 2015, 14:47 Last update: about 10 years ago

Staff at GSD Marketing Ltd welcomed Francesco Neri from Caffe Mauro for a short but intensive training programme on the art of making a perfect coffee, the Italian way. Caffe Mauro is imported and...

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