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Published on Wednesday, 02 July 2008 19:00 | | 
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Thanks to the recent ban on smoking indoors, a group of smokers gathered outside for a communal puff is a common sight. But group support can be vital in giving up, too.
Since the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous, in the 1940s, self-help groups have developed a worldwide fellowship of men and women overcoming their various addictions from sex to marijuana to shopping. Now in the UK, more smokers are experiencing the benefits of the support a group can give, and stubbing out for good.
Published on Tuesday, 01 July 2008 19:00 | | |
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How can we move from a culture of war to a culture of peace? Despite the huge sums poured into war, there is cause for hope, argues Robert C Koehler
The culture of war goes quietly about its business. Last week, Congress fed it another $162 billion, perhaps with some nostalgia: this was the final war-funding request of the Bush administration, the lame-duck, despised status of which making absolutely no difference in the dispatch with which the money was delivered.
Published on Monday, 30 June 2008 19:00 | | |
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This simple question has been around for a long time. And finally some really bright sparks at the Particle Data Group of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have come up with a whole array of answers.
They've put together an award-winning presentation that covers an impressive number of topics in a fantastically accessible way. The Particle Adventure is simply the best introduction to particle physics for the average person.
Published on Sunday, 29 June 2008 19:00 | |
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Published on Saturday, 28 June 2008 01:35 | | |
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AGONY
My boyfriend tells me all the time he loves me but I can't trust him.
I look at his text messages when he's in the shower and I read his emails when he goes out. Last week I followed him to his sister's flat to make sure that he really was going there to watch a match. I'm terrified he'll catch me out and dump me. I feel disgusted with myself but I can't seem to stop. I think I might have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) because I can't seem to be able to relax until I've done all this checking.
Published on Friday, 27 June 2008 19:00 | | |
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Not so argues Donnachadh McCarthy. Slashing your carbon emissions is good for your wallet and the planet.
Some people dismiss eco-concerns as the preserve of the rich middle-classes. Having been a councillor in Peckham and spoken to groups all over the
Published on Wednesday, 25 June 2008 10:42 | | |
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The power of foods in the fight against cancer, such as broccoli and red wine, are gaining credibility with the medical profession.
Many doctors still believe that cancer can only be cured with conventional medical treatment. However, in a new book, an American doctor tells the story of his own battle with the disease; and how he researched the latest scientific evidence to compile a range of diet and lifestyle changes to create what he calls 'an anti-cancer biology'.