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| VIDEO: Jordan to probe 'children abuse' Wed, 16 May 2012 10:41:20 GMT King Abdullah II instructed Jordan's government to probe reports of cruelty at care homes for children with physical and mental disabilities in his country after a BBC Arabic documentary was broadcast. |
| VIDEO: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills Tue, 08 May 2012 14:24:50 GMT South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop capsules filled with powdered human flesh being smuggled into the country from China. |
| VIDEO: World health charity targets Greece Tue, 08 May 2012 23:20:54 GMT Michael Portillo travels to Greece to find out how the Euro crisis has affected attitudes to the monetary union. |
| VIDEO: Blind man 'excited' at eye implant Thu, 03 May 2012 12:41:37 GMT A British man who has been totally blind for many years has had part of his vision restored after surgery to fit a pioneering eye implant. |
| VIDEO: One in 10 babies born premature Wed, 02 May 2012 21:23:14 GMT Fifteen million babies, one in 10 births, are born prematurely every year, a global project suggests. |
| VIDEO: Brand urges drug treatment changes Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:56:55 GMT Comedian and actor Russell Brand has told MPs taking drugs should not be seen as a "criminal or judicial matter" but a "health issue". |
| AUDIO: Novartis defends eye drug cost Mon, 07 May 2012 09:19:53 GMT The maker's of a drug that treats age-related macular degeneration, a disease that can cause loss of sight, are taking the NHS to court to block them from using a drug that costs ten times less and is just as effective, according to tests. |
| VIDEO: Michael Johnson on dealing with pressure Wed, 02 May 2012 08:54:33 GMT American sprinter Michael Johnson overcame immense pressure to win his first individual Olympic gold medal, before completing an unprecedented double at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. |
| VIDEO: Student turns table on Louis Theroux Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:26:17 GMT Louis Theroux has visited one of the best schools in America for autism and met the students and their families to get a glimpse of what life is like for them. |
| VIDEO: Australia tobacco case in court Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:22:06 GMT The world's biggest tobacco firms are challenging the Australian government in court over a law on mandatory plain packaging for cigarettes. |
| VIDEO: Cancer diagnosis recorded for patient Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:31:06 GMT Doctors in Edinburgh are offering patients a recording of the hospital appointment at which they are told how serious their cancer is. |
| VIDEO: 3D printer developed for drugs Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:25:41 GMT Researchers at Glasgow University develop a revolutionary new process using 3D technology to print drugs. |
| VIDEO: Abortion becomes US flashpoint Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:59:25 GMT As Newsnight's Paul Mason reports, in the US the issue of abortion has become charged in a way almost unimaginable in Europe. |
| VIDEO: Ten breast cancer types discovered Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:16:44 GMT What we currently call breast cancer should be thought of as 10 completely separate diseases, according to a study which has been described as a landmark moment for treatment. |
| VIDEO: More fruit and veg for US Latinos? Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:13:43 GMT A project in Los Angeles is trying to improve the diet of the Latino community which has the highest obesity rates of all the US's ethnic groups. |
| VIDEO: Mystery disease striking Uganda Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:14:10 GMT Scientists are baffled by a mysterious disease which has swept across parts of northern Uganda. |
| VIDEO: Video game treatment for lazy eye Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:35:06 GMT Eye specialists at Glasgow Caledonian University develop a video game to treat a common sight problem. |
| VIDEO: Cancer teenager's holiday charity Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:52:45 GMT A teenager with cancer has set up a charity to provide free holidays in the Lake District for the families of seriously ill children. |
| VIDEO: Malaria fight 'badly compromised' Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:38:28 GMT Scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is increasing. |
| VIDEO: Sun powers hospital beds in Gaza Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:08:08 GMT Shifa hospital in Gaza uses solar panels to combat fuel and electricity shortages. |
| VIDEO: Medical research moving east Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:06:16 GMT Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust - one of the world's most important funding institutions for biomedical research - says developing countries like China and India are playing an increasingly important role in research. |
| VIDEO: Grey matter: Exhibition of the brain Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:26:08 GMT The power of the human brain is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection |
| VIDEO: Keyhole surgeons operate in 3D Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:21:27 GMT The UK's first keyhole surgery operation using 3D cameras has taken place at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. |
| VIDEO: Mogadishu's first fleet of ambulances Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:29:44 GMT The Somali capital gets its first fleet of ambulances run by volunteer doctors and paramedics. |
| VIDEO: Aspirin link to cancer prevention Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:35:31 GMT Taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer, fresh evidence suggests. |
| VIDEO: Taiwan deaths linked to overworking Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:50:26 GMT A string of recent deaths in Taiwan, linked to overwork, has raised questions about the price workers are paying for the country's success. |
| AUDIO: Herbal dental remedy a 'potent anaesthetic' Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:05:50 GMT Francoise Barbira-Freedman, medical anthropologist at Cambridge University, talks about a herbal remedy for toothache, used for centuries by a remote Incan tribe in the Amazon which is being turned into a commercial treatment for dental pain. |
| VIDEO: Foetus lung surgery success 'a first' Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:40:15 GMT Spanish doctors say they have successfully operated the lung of a foetus for the first time. |
| AUDIO: 'Exciting' new cystic fibrosis therapy Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:37:39 GMT Imperial College's Professor Eric Alton explains new clinical trials of a new gene therapy treatment for Cystic Fibrosis. |
| VIDEO: Thai traffic police success as midwives Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:25:32 GMT Along with training to deal with other road emergencies, traffic police officers in Bangkok are also taught how to deliver babies. |
| VIDEO: Coke and Pepsi make ingredient change Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:18:00 GMT Coca-Cola and Pepsi are changing how they make an ingredient in their world-famous soft drinks to avoid being legally obliged to put a cancer warning label on their bottles. |
| AUDIO: Mystery bug 'slams' tennis tournament Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:11:34 GMT Jonathan Overend told BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast about the stomach illness that is afflicting Indian Wells players. |
| VIDEO: Kenya nurses strike over pay Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:48:20 GMT Kenyan public health workers are entering a second week of strike action over pay, allowances and working conditions. |
| VIDEO: London surgeon recalls Oscar win Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:37:20 GMT A London-based plastic surgeon says he never expected to be on the red carpet following the Oscar success of a documentary featuring his work. |
| VIDEO: How hearing dogs help deaf children Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:34:30 GMT A pioneering project has found that giving working dogs to seven to 12-year-olds with hearing problems is bringing about some unexpected improvements in their lives. |
| VIDEO: Sierra Leone's healthcare struggle Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:52:33 GMT A decade after the end of the civil war, many Sierra Leonians have seen little benefit from peace, particularly when it comes to healthcare. |
| VIDEO: How the brain perceives dancing Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:01:33 GMT Scientists have enlisted the help of a professional dancer to better understand how our brains process movement and how we learn by observation. |
| VIDEO: 'One in a million' quadruplets born Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:14:53 GMT A woman in Bristol, UK, has given birth to quadruplets, who were all born on leap year day, 11 weeks early. |
| VIDEO: Metal hip implants need life-long checks Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:55:47 GMT The government's health regulator has advised that patients who have undergone large head metal-on-metal hip replacements should be monitored annually for life. Deborah Cohen reports. |
| VIDEO: Can an app a day keep the doctor away? Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:44:14 GMT Using technology to self-diagnose and manage a whole host of medical conditions is becoming more common, but is it wise to rely on them? |
| VIDEO: Adele's surgeon: 'Show must go on' Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:53:00 GMT Adele's throat surgeon describes her condition - bleeding from a benign polyp - that is quite common in many vocalists. |
| VIDEO: India's bid to eradicate polio Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:59:34 GMT India once had more cases of polio than any other country but has now been polio-free for just over a year. |
| VIDEO: Twin brothers lose sight Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:36:57 GMT Twin brothers Michael and Daniel Smith have an extremely rare eye condition for which there is no known cause or cure. Leber's Optic Neuropathy is the loss of vision as a result of the death of cells in the optic nerve, causing it to stop relaying vital information from the eyes to the brain. |
| VIDEO: Cancer overshadowed in DR Congo Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:45:09 GMT The Democratic Republic of Congo faces so many challenges battling diseases such as malaria, AIDS and cholera that cancer has been pushed off the radar. |
| VIDEO: Parents 'struggle to feed families' Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:11:05 GMT A year of record food prices has forced millions of parents in the developing world to cut back on food for their children, says aid agency Save the Children. |
| VIDEO: Pakistan investigates drugs deaths Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:25:40 GMT Professor Javed Akram, who is leading the clinical investigation into contaminated medicines in Pakistan, explained how the problem was identified. |
| AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:21:10 GMT Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack. |
| VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:40:57 GMT Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge. |
| VIDEO: Singing teacher's speech problems Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:29:36 GMT A singing teacher - who once auditioned for the Spice Girls, is trying to raise awareness of the rare neurological condition that's paralysed her voice box. |
| VIDEO: Contaminated drugs given to 40,000 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:08:00 GMT More than 100 people have died in Lahore after taking contaminated heart medicine, Pakistan officials have said. |
| VIDEO: Mystery illness at US high school Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:19:58 GMT High school students in the small community of Leroy, New York State, have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious cause. |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.