Smoking ban is no drag on pub values
Edinburgh Evening News - Oct 04 4:42 AM
THE ban on smoking in enclosed public places has had “no appreciable effect” as yet on the market in Scotland for pubs and other leisure venue properties, according to one of the country’s leading commercial property agents.Save to My Web
Candidates Using Direct Mail for Wedge Issues
WISH-TV Indianapolis - Oct 18 3:39 PM
By Jim Shella If you’re trying to get away from all the negative political ads this campaign season, don’t go to the mailbox. That’s where politicians from both parties like to make use of so-called “wedge” issues.Save to My Web
Pilot project to help addicts go ‘cold turkey’ as alternative to methadone
The Scotsman - Oct 18 5:40 PM
A GROUND-BREAKING project to help drug users to go “cold turkey” is set to be launched in Scotland.Save to My Web
Top Local News
FOX 10 Phoenix - Oct 30 4:24 AM
SUN CITY WEST, Az — Deputies need your help finding a couple who has been missing since Friday. Roscoe and Angie Smith both have Alzheimers. Deputies entered their Sun City West home after neighbors heard a dog barking inside. Deputies say no one was home and their car was gone.Save to My Web
Cannabis could slow Alzheimer’s memory loss
The Scotsman - Oct 18 5:29 PM
Cannabis may contain compounds that slow the memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. The effect, discovered in rats, may be due to the drug’s anti-inflammatory property.Save to My Web
Omega-3s show promise for very mild Alzheimer’s
Nutraingredients.com - Oct 10 9:16 AM
10/10/2006 - Supplements of omega-3 fatty acids may slow mental decline in people with very mild Alzheimer’s disease, but have no impact on people with more advanced forms, says a new clinical trial.Save to My Web
Don’t you know there’s a security alert?
Guardian Unlimited - Oct 06 4:25 PM
Apparently back in the early 1940s one of the most annoying things people could say was “don’t you know there’s a war on?” This was a catch-all excuse for not doing or providing something, even if it had nothing whatever to do with the war. These days the equivalent is “security reasons”.Save to My Web