Posted on October 9, 2007 by Paul Groves
There is something deliciously hypocritical about the announcement that TV psychologist Dr Tanya Byron is to head a study into the effect of violent computer games on children.
Dr Byron is the star of such delightful programmes as the BBC’s House of Tiny Tearaways, not to mention a handy spin-off book.
This is car crash television of [...]
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Posted on October 1, 2007 by Paul Groves
TrinityMirror has announced it will abandon attempts to sell its regional newspaper operation in the Midlands.
The firm says the bids recieved for the Midlands group - which includes The Birmingham Post, Evening Mail, Sunday Mercury and Coventry Telegraph - along with the titles based in the South East, did not match their valuation.
It waits to be seen whether [...]
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Posted on October 1, 2007 by Paul Groves
So eating a daily dose of dark chocolate will cure ME/CFS sufferers?
Well, it does if you believe some of the coverage of the incredibly limited research carried out at Hull York Medical School.
The research team found that patients in a pilot study had less fatigue when eating dark chocolate with a high cocoa content than with white [...]
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