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Belfast Telegraph, 01.01.09 14:03 UTC

Grapeseed extract 'can destroy leukaemia cells'

A supplement made from grape seeds can destroy leukaemia cells, say scientists. In laboratory experiments, commercially-available grapeseed extract forced the cancer cells to commit suicide. Within ...

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Times Online World News, 30.12.08 22:32 UTC

Ted Lapidus, designer who gave high fashion to masses, dies aged 79

After the death of Yves Saint Laurent in June, France yesterday mourned another grand couturier who defined the look of the Swinging Sixties. Ted Lapidus, who died at 79, was the man who took the ...

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guardian.co.uk, 30.12.08 14:31 UTC

Ted Lapidus, 1960s Paris fashion revolutionary, dies aged 79 in Cannes

. French fashion designer Ted Lapidus with a model Photograph: Pierre Guillaud/AFP/Getty Images Ted Lapidus, the 1960s fashion revolutionary whose accessible clothing earned him the epithet "designer ...

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Daily Mail, 26.12.08 09:32 UTC

My most perfect day: Brave Hannah at home for what could be her last Christmas

For Hannah Jones, it was a Christmas Day perfect in every way. Lots of lovely food, presents and, best of all, she was at home. Hannah was determined to spend the day with her loving family because ...

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guardian.co.uk, 24.12.08 00:37 UTC

Attempted coup by elements of military in Guinea after death of dictator Lansana Conté

. A power struggle was underway in Guinea yesterday as elements of the military claimed to have seized control and removed the government following the death of one of Africa's most authoritarian and ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 22.12.08 01:02 UTC

Penelope’s plea for bone marrow donors

Hollywood star Penelope Cruz urged the public to register as bone marrow donors as she visited an eight-year-old boy battling leukaemia. Christmas came early for youngster Joe Cawse from Maidstone, ...

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Daily Mail, 21.12.08 00:45 UTC

Faulty gene makes children who live near power lines more likely to develop leukaemia

Scientists have found new evidence of a link between overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia. They have identified a defective gene that quadruples the risk of cancers of the blood and bone ...

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BBC Technology, 19.12.08 10:31 UTC

Trek creator's widow dies aged 76

Actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has died aged 76.

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Telegraph, 15.12.08 02:02 UTC

Facebook helps to find transplant donors for seriously ill children

The social-networking site Facebook is being used to help recruit transplant donors for severely ill children.

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guardian.co.uk, 15.12.08 00:33 UTC

Facebook is new tool in transplant donor appeals

. Facebook users are coming to the aid of children who need life-saving transplants as the networking website presents its users with more serious dilemmas than they usually have to contend with as ...

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