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Sunday, 29 August 2010
£1 a day Heart Wonder Drug
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£1-a-day heart wonder drug: Pill could save 10,000 lives every year in UK
A pill costing little more than £1 a day could save the lives of thousands suffering from a common heart condition.
British doctors are so impressed with the ‘breakthrough findings’ of a major study that they have pledged to start using the drug, ivabradine, to treat patients with heart failure straight away, even though it has not yet been licensed for the condition in the UK.
More than 700,000 people live with heart failure, which occurs when the organ becomes too weak to pump blood efficiently round the body.
This can lead to fatigue, breathlessness, increased heart rate and other serious complications.
Around 100,000 a year are thought to die from heart failure and many patients are repeatedly admitted to hospital because of their symptoms.
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Whats your Secret Cliff?
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What's your secret, Cliff?: Pushing 70, yet he's still got
the body of a Young One
There can’t be many men approaching their eighth decade who would be happy to pose topless.
Sir Cliff Richard is a proud exception.
Apart from a few more hairs on the chest, the clean-living star’s toned frame looks hardly any different from publicity shots for the movie Summer Holiday – made 47 years ago.
Young One: Still toned and fit, Sir Cliff shows off his beach body as he prepares to turn 70
1963: From Summer Holiday, when Sir Cliff was aged 23
Sir Cliff, who turns 70 in October, peeled off for his 2011 calendar.
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What would it take to save every endagered species
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What would it take to save every endangered species?
Twenty-two Komodo dragons bred at the Los Angeles Zoo have hatched this month, a development that may help to ensure the survival of that species. Can we save many other endangered animals and plants this way too?
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WHY? Tell Me Why!
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Why? Tell Me Why!: Stomach Growls
Hunger
Why? Tell Me Why! (02:42)
Have you ever wondered why you get hungry during certain times of the day? Or why you get hungry at all? Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out.
Pubic Hair
Why? Tell Me Why! (01:08)
Kasey-Dee Gardner combs through the reason why humans have public hair.
Boogers
Why? Tell Me Why! (00:53)
Ever wondered why we have nose and eye boogers? Kasey Dee Gardner finds out why.
Puffy Eyes in the Morning
Why? Tell Me Why! (01:21)
Rise, shine, and puffy eyes? Have you ever experienced puffy eyes in the morning? This week Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out why this happens.
Why Do We Forget Things?
Why? Tell Me Why! (01:33)
Have you ever noticed how you can forget where you put your car keys, yet remember how to ride a bike? This week Kasey-Dee Gardner gets to the root of why we forget certain things and remember others.
Runny Noses
Why? Tell Me Why! (01:08)
With winter here, it seems like our noses are runny faucets. This week Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out why this disgusting phenomenon happens.
Brain Freeze
Why? Tell Me Why! (01:48)
Have you ever eaten ice cream too fast and gotten a stinging sensation in your face? Discovery News' Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out why we get brain freeze.
Blood Types
Why? Tell Me Why! (02:07)
Humans have four different blood types - have you ever wondered why that's the case? This week Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out.
Voice Recognition
Why? Tell Me Why! (01:24)
Have you ever realized how different your voice sounds on an answering machine? This week, Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out which one is your "true" voice and why.
Read more at news.discovery.com
Morning Breath
Why? Tell Me Why! (01:53)
Every morning we wake up to a not so pleasant taste in our mouth. This week on Why? Tell Me Why! Kasey-Dee finds out the root of nasty morning breath.
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