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E Makes You Forget Things & Fail To See Patterns
Wednesday, 19 June 2002, 12:26 am | Malcolm Aitken
The results of a new British study suggest the recreational drug Ecstasy impairs memory and the ability to visually discern patterns, researchers claimed yesterday. More >>
New Generation Anti-Psychotics Green Light In UK
Friday, 7 June 2002, 12:18 am | Malcolm Aitken
A new generation of freely available better drugs to treat schizophrenia was augured in yesterday in Britain with the announcement of new National Health Service prescription guidelines. Patient support groups have cautiously welcomed the NHS’s effective adoption ... More >>
Streets Of London: The Rise Of Prostrate Cancer
Thursday, 30 May 2002, 10:01 am | Malcolm Aitken
Prostate cancer may soon overtake lung cancer as the most common form of the disease among British men it was announced on Monday by experts. They are calling for funding into testing for different prostate tumors and better co-ordination of research. ... More >>
NZ Man Completes London Marathon, With Parkinson's
Thursday, 18 April 2002, 10:53 am | Malcolm Aitken
A Waikato man with Parkinson’s disease who completed the Flora London Marathon on Sunday says it was a dream come true and hopes it will raise awareness of Parkinson’s in New Zealand. ‘It was the best yet, I couldn’t believe it, it was sad to finish’ ... More >>
Streets Of London: Fat-Free, Prescription Free
Thursday, 28 March 2002, 1:39 pm | Malcolm Aitken
Britain has been getting fatter for years, statistically. The decision to prescribe the essentially safe and effective ‘fat-busting’ drug Xenical on the NHS last year, therefore, was welcome news, particularly for obese Brits. More >>
Streets Of London: Sure To Rise
Friday, 22 March 2002, 1:39 pm | Malcolm Aitken
Viagra is being sold over the Internet in Britain with very few questions asked. The authorities are clearly preparing for a fight. They need to curtail dubious on-line vendors of this much-vaunted mitigator of impotence. More >>
Streets of London: Bypassing Prescriptions Online
Friday, 15 March 2002, 9:42 am | Malcolm Aitken
The virtually no-questions-asked availability of the controversial smoking cessation drug Zyban (buproprion hydrochloride) on some British websites is causing consternation among the relevant UK authorities. More >>
Streets Of London: Tony Benn On Milosevic's Trial
Thursday, 28 February 2002, 9:40 am | Malcolm Aitken
Tony Benn is a household name in the UK. Professor Benn has made his name as a principled yet personable socialist Labour MP with broad cross-party appeal. Scoop’s London correspondent Malcolm Aitken spoke with him several days ago about the legality of ... More >>
Streets of London: Big Trouble At British Airways
Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 11:36 am | Malcolm Aitken
If you haven’t already heard, British Airways is in trouble. Big trouble. On February 13, BA announced job losses of 5800. This follows hard on the heels of 7200 redundancies announced immediately after September 11th. More >>
Streets Of London: Show Me The Art
Friday, 14 December 2001, 11:58 am | Malcolm Aitken
There’s a story that a friend of Sunday’s 2001 Turner Prize winner, artist Martin Creed, visited London’s Tate Britain art galleries three times and couldn’t find Creed’s celebrated work. Hardly surprising if he wasn’t aware that The Lights Going ... More >>
Scoop Feature: Meet The Northern Alliance
Tuesday, 4 December 2001, 12:54 am | Malcolm Aitken
Superficially anyway the Bonn talks on the future of Afghanistan are making considerable progress. The Northern Alliance is talking of allowing UN peacekeepers in and inter-tribal and factional hostilities, although evident, currently don’t appear to exclude a ... More >>
