Friday, July 08, 2005

In the news...

Ewwwww....:

BEDBUG POPULATIONS CREEPING UP AGAIN
After a 40-year lull, bedbugs are showing up in ever greater numbers across Canada, thanks in part to jet-setting travellers who accidentally import them from Asia and Africa.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/06/bedbug-populations050706.html

Interesting:

CALGARY TEAM BOOSTS COMMUNICATION WITHIN BRAIN CELLS
A type of brain cell can be stimulated to increase communication within the organ, a finding that may offer a new approach to explore treatments for depression and schizophrenia, Canadian researchers say.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/07/06/brain-glial050706.html

Ditto:

ACUPUNCTURE HELPS ADDICTS OVERCOME WITHDRAWAL: STUDY
Acupuncture can be a useful tool in reducing intravenous drug use in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, home to an estimated 4,000 addicts, a new study shows.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/07/06/acupuncture-addicts050706.html

For want of a pin, the boat was lost:

B.C. FERRY CRASH BLAMED ON TINY COTTER PIN
A B.C. ferry crash last week that crushed 22 boats was blamed Thursday on a small missing cotter pin.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/07/ferry050707.html

There is still good in the world:

TEEN HANDS OUT BURSARIES TO FARM KIDS
A teenager from Erickson has handed out the first two bursaries in a program she started to help children from struggling farm families.
FULL STORY
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_bursaries-20050707

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