Is your worst nightmare being cared for or ending up in a nursing home? Well, in the future, this may not be necessary. Over the next two decades an increasing number of people will reach the age at which they need the type of support that can be provided using a telecare service.

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While news of falling sales of mobile phones in the U.S has been reported due to the deteriorating credit crisis, the Afghanistan telephone market is growing at around 70%.

A new report shows that as the political and social rebuilding of the country proceeds following years of war and civil unrest, Afghanistan has been busy putting new national telecommunications infrastructure in place.

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According to a new report premium/luxury operators are driving growth in the £14.7bn UK department store sector. The sector returned to growth in 2006 following two years of decline, and has not only sustained this trend for the second consecutive year in 2007, but is likely to outperform in 2008. Though Marks & Spencer’s recovery was a major factor in the return to growth in 2006, it is the high-end operators that have been the main drivers in 2007.

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Surging oil prices have shifted the world’s attention towards biofuel development says a new report.

In a few countries, aggressive promotion of biofuels have begun to pay dividends. Brazil, the world’s leading producer of ethanol, continues to promote expansion of production. By 2012 the government estimates that its total export could reach 12 billion litres a year, including exports to the U.S.

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So we’ve already heard about fat-free, low fat and sugar-free. However a new report shows that in the U.S. energy drinks, cereals and snack bars should include soy in order to boost our health. Is it yet another trap to fool the consumer, or is soy as healthy as the study suggests?

During the past decade, consumer awareness of soy as a healthy food has increased from 67% in 1998 to 85 percent in 2007, according to figures from the United Soybean Board’s 14th Annual National Report (2007).

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Cancer Research UK reports that thanks to earlier detection and improved treatment, breast cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by a fifth in the last ten years.

A new report shows that until superior therapeutic treatments are developed to prevent, treat and cure cancer, the best means of reducing mortality and morbidity in a disease this complex is early detection and diagnosis.

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Recent reports shows that the pressure is growing on the government to impose new US-style restrictions on young drivers after a series of fatal crashes involving teenagers. This would mean that they would be banned from driving during night time. Is this another sign of the ‘Nanny State’, or is it the only way of stopping you people from dangerous driving?

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Today’s teens are the most affluent generation of young people to date. Over one-third receive some kind of allowance from their parents, and nearly three-quarters work around the house to earn it.

However, a new report shows that although teenagers are highly motivated by money and the myriad products and services for which it can be exchanged, they can also be naive about the consequences of reckless spending and sloppy money management.

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From its humble beginnings in the 1950s, fair-trade has developed into a global movement. A new report reveals fair-trade sales across Europe, the US, Australia & New Zealand and Japan have experienced double digit growth since 2002.

Ethical consumerism will increasingly come to the fore as people shop for products they feel akin to politically, ethically and aesthetically. Consumers will choose brands that are actively making a difference in a transparent and trustworthy manner. This is reflected by the double-digit growth of 15.7% (between 2007-2012), which has been forecast for fair-trade purchases over the next 5 years, in the 11 countries covered in the report.

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What is (really) old is new again as the latest craze sweeping the food industry worldwide is ancient grains. Packaged food and beverage markets are seeing a growing influx of new products featuring grains that were favoured by civilizations thousands of years ago.

According to a new report, some 515 new food and beverage products were introduced worldwide in 2007 featuring ancient grains like quinoa, spelt, kamut, amaranth and chia. This represents a doubling of the 257 new products featuring these grains in 2005 and a nearly five-fold increase over the 112 new products that used these grains in 2004.
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