Prince Charles and Sting have joined forces to launch a campaign to save the rainforests.

They want millions to sign up and send messages to key leaders demanding action now to stop rainforests being chopped down.

Messages will be given to key leaders at a Rainforest summit, called by Prince Charles in November.

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Communities are finally starting to see payoff from bans on
public smoking. The bans, which prohibit smoking in restaurants, health
facilities, and businesses, correspond with a decline in the rate of heart
attacks.

Information comes from a recent study published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart
Association. The study is a compilation of nine previously published research
articles on the topic. The study notes a decrease in the risk of AMI (acute
myocardial infarction), another name for a heart attack.

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Paediatricians are looking for 1,000 children to take part in a swine flu vaccine trial.

The doctors want to compare two H1N1 vaccines to see which one will work best in youngsters.

The tests will be taking place at five sites in England – Southampton, Oxford, Bristol, Exeter and London.

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There are four million CCTV cameras in the UK but most of them are useless for fighting crime.

Cameras watch us on buses trains and at airports but their effect on reducing crime has been negligible.

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By Bethany Jordin

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Today is the autumnal equinox and the Organic Milk Co-operative has unveiled its own monument in homage.

Fridgehenge was revealed today at 5.53am on Tuesday 22 September at Encie Farm, Somerset, just off the A303 near the Stonehenge site in Wiltshire.

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Glaciers which coverered northern Britain left behind egg-like structures across the landscape.

Scientists have mapped the movement of glaciers which shaped the dramatic hills and dales of the North.

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A new drug could overtake Prozac as the most commonly- prescribed antidepressant, say experts.

New research shows that agomelatine – the first antidepressant in over a decade – is more effective than Prozac in treating depression.

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This magnificent 800 million pixel picture shows a 360 degree panorama of the entire sky as seen from the European Southern Observatory sites in Chile.

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Research by consumer group Which? shows the credit crunch is deterring many people from going to the dentist.

Among those who haven’t visited a dentist in the past two years, cost was cited as the main reason why.

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