BBC News | AFRICA | Kenya's poison brew toll rises (#)
„Thursday, 16 November, 2000, 10:40 GMT Kenya's poison brew toll rises Many survivors have lost their sight Police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, say the death toll from a contaminated alcoholic brew has risen to 66 with a further 277 hospitalised, many of them having lost their sight. I started vomiting in the morning and then I realised I could not see Chang'aa drinker The spokesman said 12 women have been arrested in connection with the deaths but the source of the brew, known as chang'aa, has not been traced. Residents in a Nairobi suburb awoke on Wednesday morning to find dead bodies lying in the gutter near the local chang'aa den and casualties were still arriving in hospitals on Thursday. Medical authorities think the brew may have been adulterated with methanol.“
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BBC News | BUSINESS | Mexico mulls soft drink tax
„Low Graphics Friday, 16 November, 2001, 23:52 GMT Mexico mulls soft drink tax Mexico's tax regime is badly in need of reform Mexico's Congress is considering taxing soft drinks as a way of getting round a stalled revenue shakeup. A member of Congress told the Reuters news agency that the plan - which would take advantage of Mexico's status as the world's number two consumer of soft drinks - was on the table. In other countries people refresh themselves with a Coca-Cola. But in Mexico they eat Coca-Cola Jose Antonio Fernandez“
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„Miguel Nicolelis, Duke University"We are trying to investigate how could we tap into brain signals" real 28k Wednesday, 15 November, 2000, 19:37 GMT Monkey brain operates machine Scientists have used the brain signals from a monkey to drive a robotic arm. As the animal stuck out its hand to pick up some food off a tray, an artificial neural system linked into the animal's head mimicked the activity in the mechanical limb. It was an amazing sight to see the robot in my lab move, knowing that it was being driven by signals from a monkey brain Mandayam Srinivasan, MIT The system was even used to remotely control another robot arm 950 kilometres (600 miles) away in a different lab.“
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BBC News | HEALTH | Coffee 'fights allergies'
„Wednesday, 7 June, 2000, 19:13 GMT 20:13 UK Coffee 'fights allergies' Coffee 'answers the prayers of hayfever sufferers' Drinking a strong cup of coffee can relieve the symptoms of hayfever and prevent severe allergic reactions, claim researchers. They said they had successfully prevented even acute allergic responses such as anaphylactic shock, which can kill. Caffeine may be effective in chronic allergic disorders Hyung-Min Kim, Wongkwang University, South Korea The finding, from researchers in South Korea, could have lifesaving implications for people who are allergic to nuts and bee stings.“
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BBC NEWS | Business | Kenyan coffee faces tough 2003
„In New York on Monday, arabica coffee futures were selling for 57 US cents a pound, little more than two thirds the 80-100 cent level some experts see as "normal".“
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