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The Guardian (p13) 30th September 2004
Ancient herbal remedies used for centuries in Indian cooking and in preparing dishes in the far east have the potential to control diabetes and treat cancer, according to a team of London scientists. Researchers from the department of pharmacy at King's College London say they have found scientific justification for the use of alternative medicine.BBC Breakfast News 30th September 2004
Dr John Gearson of the War Studies Department, was interviewed on BBC Breakfast regarding the hostage taking in Iraq, the psychology behind such tactics and the likely outcome for the captured British hostage.The Independent (Education Supplement p6) 30th September 2004
A bold plan to revive the University of London's institute in Paris could inspire more British students to cross the Channel to learn French - and bring in extra income too. Queen Mary and Royal Holloway are going into partnership with it.The Independent (Education Supplement p4) 30th September 2004
The Conservatives want to give parents more choice of school. Tim Collins, their education spokesman, is interviewed on whether this is a move to the right or a way to beat Labour at the polls. (Tim Collins is an alumnus of King's).Farming Today (R4) 30th September 2004
Professor Peter Houghton, Department of Pharmacy, discussed his research on Farming Today (Radio 4) which suggests sufferers from athlete's foot could do worse than turn to the food farmers give to their cows.BBC Online 29th September 2004
A poisonous substance used as weed killer and notorious as a weapon for murder mystery writers may be used to treat leukaemia, researchers believe. Yet Dr David Grimwade, of Guy's, King's & St. Thomas's School of Medicine, said arsenic trioxide was unlikely to become a first-line treatment in the UK.Financial Times (p6) 29th September 2004
The scientist who created Dolly the Sheep, Professor Ian Wilmut, and Christopher Shaw, a leading neurologist at King's, have applied for permission to clone human embryos in an effort to find a cure for motor neurone disease.Today Programme (R4) 29th September 2004
Professor Peter Houghton was interviewed on Radio 4's 'Today Programme' regarding his work in the Department of Pharmacy into herbal medicines.Irish Times 28th September 2004
Ireland should use its prestige to build an international consensus on countering Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions, writes Rory Miller, Lecturer in Mediterranean Studies at King'sThe Guardian (Education Supplement p21) 28th September 2004
Article about research being undertaken by Dr Patricia Conrod, Institute of Pshcyhiatry, on the use and misuse of alcohol.Guardian online 28th September 2004
The research funding council has announced the appointment of the 15 most powerful men and women in university research: the subject chiefs for the next research funding round.BBC Online 28th September 2004
A cream containing a common ingredient in cattle feed could treat athletes foot, researchers believe. A team at King's, working with Polish scientists, found the alfalfa plant contained compounds that fight fungal skin infections.BBC Online 28th September 2004
Scientific tests on a range of traditional remedies have shown they have "real benefits", researchers say. Experts from King's said the treatments from around the world had properties which may help treat conditions such as diabetes and cancer.Evening Standard (p29) 28th September 2004
Foreign GPs are heading for London in increasing numbers to combat a worsening shortage. The author of the report is a medical sociologist, Dr Karen Ballard, of King's.The Guardian (Education Supplement p18) 28th September 2004
Problems in the student loans application system mean regular payments for up to 25,000 students are unlikely to be waiting for them when they start the term.BBC Online 28th September 2004
Accident and emergency units should employ counsellors to cut the number of patients admitted after drinking. Researchers from King's, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital NHS Trust, St George's Hospital Medical School, and Central and North West London Mental Health Trust, said they believed there could be huge benefits if A&E departments started intervening.Scientific American 27th September 2004
"J. D. Watson and I, working in the Medical Research Council Unit in the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge, were convinced that we could get somewhere near the DNA structure by building scale models based on the X-ray patterns obtained by M.H.F. Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and their co-workers at King's"- F.H.C. CrickKing's press release related to 'Crick and DNA'
Sunday Times (p14) 26th September 2004
Professor Michael Clarke is quoted in an article about the hostage Ken Bigley and the current situation is Iraq.Medical News Today 26th September 2004
While approximately 8% of women are estimated to be iron deficient in the west, Dr Mike Nelson, a nutritionist at King's, believes that between 10-20% of younger girls are affected.Times Educational Supplement 24th September 2004
Dr Raj Persaud, Institue of Psychiatry, writes his weekly column on how the mind works.