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November 21, 2008 Friday
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Best for kids to face parents

LONDON - CHILDREN pushed in prams which face away from their parents may suffer long-term emotional and language problems, according to a study published on Friday.

The research, believed to be the first of its kind, found that children who were not facing the person that pushed them were less likely to talk, laugh and interact with their parents compared with those babies that did.

 
New strain of Ebola virus

PARIS - SCIENTISTS said on Friday an outbreak of Ebola that killed 37 people in Uganda last year was sparked by a hitherto unknown species of one of the world's most notorious viruses.

Einstein right about E=MC2

PARIS - IT'S taken more than a century, but Einstein's celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated, thanks to a heroic computational effort by French, German and Hungarian physicists.

Iressa gets a 2nd chance

WASHINGTON - THE lung cancer pill Iressa has shown surprising results for patients with advanced disease where it has been at least as effective as a standard chemotherapy treatment, researchers reported on Thursday.

 
HIV testing urged in US
Early colon screening helps
Frozen water reserves on Mars
Vaccine for cocaine addiction?
 

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1 2-party system won't work
2 Town councils' exposure: $16m
3 Is this rude?
4 Ragging: School didn't get to the root of the problem
5 Hillary tipped for secretary of state post
6 Dad's needless pain...
7 Questions over losses by town councils
8 Retrenched ... and what to do next
9 Questions on investment products rally
10 Mkt-based pricing for new flats

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