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10 scientific facts about flavour - Features - Food & Drink - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “Taste is fairly well understood. It is detected by the tongue and is neatly categorised into sweet, bitter, sour, salty and umami. If food was only experienced as taste, chefs and restaurant critics would be out of a job. Luckily, taste is only one facet of the complex thing we call flavour.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Doubling of maternal death rate blamed on shortage of midwives - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “More than 100 mothers have died in childbirth in London in the last five years, twice the rate in the rest of the country, exposing a crisis in maternity care in the capital.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Is the rising intervention rate a big factor in this?Bearing in mind maternal mortality in US & sky high interventions? http://t.co/j0XQWnnw
Green rating of British bus firms leaves Google and Apple behind - Green Living - Environment - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “British bus companies have a better ethical record than new-tech giants Apple and Google, according to a global-sustainability league table published today.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Green rating of British bus firms leaves Google and Apple behind http://t.co/XqLEVOck
Rise of slow sex: Tantric twaddle or the secret of real intimacy? - Romance & Passion - Love & Sex - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “Freud once confessed that, after 30 years of research into the feminine soul, he was no nearer answering the question: "What does a woman want?" It is, if you're a woman or the man who loves her, an eternally interesting question. Now a San Franciscan sex therapist called Nicole Daedone has suggested a provocative new answer. What contemporary womanhood requires to nourish, sustain and detoxify it, says Daedone, is "orgasmic living", and her manifesto, as detailed in a b” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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New book http://t.co/ZzAyrJE1 "disdains the over-iced [sexual] cupcake in favour of the complex-carb slow release of the artisanal loaf" #in
Three held over naming of rape victim on Twitter - Crime - UK - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “Three men have been arrested as part of the investigation into the naming on Twitter of the victim in the Ched Evans rape case, police said yesterday.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Three held over naming of rape victim on Twitter http://t.co/LsoREr58
Guide dogs for the mind to fight dementia - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “They already guide blind and disabled people; now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia. The duties of these "guide dogs for the mind" will include reminding their owners to take medication, as well as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep at regular intervals.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Guide dogs for the mind to fight dementia http://t.co/uS8wOAHc
Eggs unlimited: an extraordinary tale of scientific discovery - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “A dogma has haunted the study and treatment of female infertility for more than half a century. It states that a baby girl is born with an ever-diminishing number of egg cells which cannot be renewed or replenished during her life, and that when she runs out of these eggs an irreversible menopause begins.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Eggs unlimited: an extraordinary tale of scientific discovery: A dogma has haunted the study and treatment of fe... http://t.co/qL9V151T
Scientists rewrite rules of human reproduction - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “The first human egg cells that have been grown entirely in the laboratory from stem cells could be fertilised later this year in a development that will revolutionise fertility treatment and might even lead to a reversal of the menopause in older women.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Scientists rewrite rules of human reproduction http://t.co/ul0tSWtO
The 10 best parenting apps - Features - Gadgets & Tech - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “1. iReward Chart Available on iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Kindle, £2.49 This app tracks good behaviour of your children by criteria you set up yourself, by awarding stars.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Transplants can stop the menopause - Science - News - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “Women may be able to halt the menopause and preserve their fertility after doctors found ovary transplants can remain effective for at least seven years.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Transplants can stop the menopause: Women may be able to halt the menopause and preserve their fertility after d... http://t.co/uPQdazCR
Sex and the modern girl: Are we witnessing a new age of female sexual assertiveness? - Men & Women - Love & Sex - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “Paloma lives in the basement of a tall, regal-looking building on a smart street in west London. Hers is a spacious studio flat with a neat patio area, just big enough for a potted herb garden and wrought-iron table with matching chairs.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Sex and the modern girl: Are we witnessing a new age of female sexual assertiveness? http://t.co/cY4hiBNp
Study highlights risk of depression - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “People of working age who live alone are significantly more likely to be depressed, a study has shown.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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Study highlights risk of depression - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent http://t.co/FuOeDFHd
The vaccines that bring hope to the children of Africa - Africa - World - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “At first light mothers gather outside dozens of small health clinics in one of Nairobi's teeming slums. They emerge from thousands of homes made of rusted metal sheets and sodden cardboard, and wait next to rivers of sewage and waste where goats forage for breakfast.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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The vaccines that bring hope to the children of Africa - Africa - World - The Independent http://t.co/dYJgi2Di
Scientists make pain-control discovery - Science - News - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “New drugs for treating a range of illnesses from depression to chronic pain could result from studies that reveal for the first time the detailed molecular structure of the brain's "pleasure molecules", scientists said.” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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NHS reforms approved by Parliament - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
independent.co.uk — “The passage of the coalition's controversial NHS reforms would prove to be a "cause of significant regret", according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).” View full resource at independent.co.uk
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RCN will be supporting nurses and patients as Bill ("a cause of significant regret") to get Royal Assent. #nhsreforms http://t.co/2tASpPtT

