Music lovers will no doubt be heading to the Cotswolds in droves next month, as Bath is set to host a highly prestigious event. The Bath International Music Festival will run from May 25th until June 5th and is due to feature a wide variety of performers from all over the world. Each of the events during the festival is priced individually, although some of the special exhibitions can be viewed free of charge, such as the one charting the life of singer and activist Paul Robeson. Meanwhile, entry to the Piano Concerto Masterclass with Joanna MacGregor on June 2nd ...

History lovers will find plenty of reasons to make a trip to Liverpool, but one theatre performance in particular is likely to draw their attention. Call Mr Robeson will be playing at the city's Everyman Theatre on June 24th, giving viewers the chance to learn more about the eventful life of singer and activist Paul Robeson. Suitable for anyone aged 14 or above, the performance charts the rise and fall of the icon, as he appeared in top productions such as Othello and Showboat over the course of his career. Fans of Robeson's music will not be disappointed, as many ...

Fans of Olly Murs may have been waiting a long time since his appearance on the X Factor to see the star perform live, but he has finally unveiled a number of UK tour dates. Among them is a three-night stint at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London, where the 26-year-old will be sure to belt out some of his chart-topping singles. His appearances will run between May 24th and 26th, with tickets for the gigs priced at GBP27.50 before any booking or administration fees. The fun kicks off at 19:30 BST, when the X Factor favourite will perform hit songs such as Please ...

The world's premier clay court tennis tournament will get underway in Paris on Tuesday May 17th. Held at the French capital's famous Roland Garros complex, the French Open is a tournament that needs no introduction. As one of the sport's four annual Grand Slam events, it routinely attracts the world's finest players and boasts a huge worldwide television audience. World number one Rafael Nadal is the reigning men's champion, having claimed his fifth French Open title with a victory over Sweden's Robin Soderling in the 2010 final. Nadal and Roger Federer have ...

In response to some much valued feedback from customers, Hamphire based photo canvas studio PhotoInCanvas have made some notable changes to their website and services. A new look site, photo montage service and bespoke art shop are among the most striking changes. PhotoInCanvas has always been dedicated to making sure customers are always delighted with the quality of their photo canvas and the enhancements to the service are designed to push the boundaries yet further. All products are hand crafted and specially designed by trained artists and some of the new features ...

PlayPokerOnline.com reports that following the shutdown of online poker sites in the US, the industry is getting support from non profit organizations like Poker Players Alliance. Such organizations are putting in more effort into lobbying for the legalization of online poker and the development of federal regulations for the same. According to the executive director of Poker Player Alliance, millions of dollars are being spent in prosecuting the operators and others involved with online poker. He stated that instead of doing this, if online gaming could be regulated ...

As summer approaches, one thing is nearly certain, Chicago will have many hot and humid days. From June through August, Chicago residents rely on their indoor cooling systems to keep them comfortable when it gets too hot outside. One local Chicago air conditioning contractor, TDH Mechanical is gearing up to make sure they have the capacity to provide emergency AC repair services and new installs to Chicago businesses and residents when they need it the most. TDH owner Tim Hancz enjoys the summer weather, because it gives him more time to be outside on his farm in ...

Nowspeed, an Internet marketing agency in the Boston area, will be hosting a free webinar on Google's Top 5 Changes titled, "What's Google Up to?" The webinar will be conducted on Tuesday, May 3rd at 12 PM EST. The webinar will provide useful insights on some of the major changes that Google has made and how they will impact marketer's ratings for appearing number one on Google. The Webinar, led by Tom McGovern, Search Team Marketing Manager at Nowspeed and David Reske, Founder & President at Nowspeed, will discuss the following topics: 1. How your ...

Extremely premature babies fed human donor milk are less likely to develop the dangerous intestinal condition necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) than babies fed a standard premature infant formula derived from cow's milk, according to research by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and elsewhere. Only one of the 29 infants who received human milk developed NEC and it recovered without surgery, compared with five out of the 24 babies on formula, four of whom required surgery. The findings, the researchers said, justify a move toward a "human milk only" diet ...

Researchers from the MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, have expanded the range of monomer pairs used in their established metal-free click polymerization of aroylacetylene–azides to propiolate–azides. They efficiently prepared functional poly(aroxycarbonyltriazole) compounds with aggregation-induced emission characteristics. This study was reported in Volume 54 (Number 4, 2011) of SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry, owing to its significant scientific value. Cu(I)-mediated ...

Male doctors are four times more likely than female doctors to be disciplined for misconduct, and sexual misconduct is the most common reason for disciplinary action, a University of Melbourne, Australia study has found. Lead author, Ms Katie Elkin from the School of Population Health at the University of Melbourne said obstetrician-gynaecologists and psychiatrists had the highest rate of disciplinary action, followed by general practitioners. "This study provides for the first time, an accurate picture of the cases in which tribunals in Australia and New Zealand have ...

DARIEN, Ill. – A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep describes how changes in sleep that occur over a five-year period in late middle age affect cognitive function in later life. The findings suggest that women and men who begin sleeping more or less than 6 to 8 hours per night are subject to an accelerated cognitive decline that is equivalent to four to seven years of aging. Results show that the sleep duration at follow-up of 7.4 percent of women and 8.6 percent of men had increased from "7 or 8 hours" per weeknight at baseline. Compared with participants ...

DARIEN, Ill. – A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to show that increased bursts of sleep among infants are significantly associated with growth spurts in body length. Results show that infants had irregular bursts of sleep, with 24-hour sleep duration increasing at irregular intervals by an average of 4.5 hours per day for two days. The number of sleep episodes per day also increased in intermittent bursts of an average of three extra naps per day for two days. These peaks in total daily sleep duration and number of sleep episodes were significantly ...

DENVER –- Giving poor families land on which to grow crops has been shown to improve child nutrition. New research also shows that giving families non-agricultural land and better housing also is beneficial for children's growth and nutrition. Results of the study of child malnutrition in rural Guatemala will be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. Guatemala's rural populations suffer from one of the most unequal land distributions in Latin America. About 2 percent of the population owns 70 percent of all productive ...

DENVER – It is absolutely unacceptable to subject children to any tobacco smoke exposure in cars, according to the authors of an abstract to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. "An infant strapped into a car seat is involuntarily and intensely exposed to more than 400 toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke," said abstract co-author Jonathan P. Winickoff, MD, MPH, FAAP. "They have no voice and no choice in whether their parents smoke in the car." Dr. Winickoff and his colleagues conducted the analyses to determine ...

DENVER – A scale used to assess the behavior of newborns exposed to methamphetamine before birth might be able to identify those children who will develop problems later on, according to a study that will be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. A large body of research shows that prenatal exposure to cocaine can lead to cognitive and behavioral problems in children. Recently, methamphetamine has become the drug of choice for many pregnant drug users, according to study co-author Barry M. Lester, PhD. Despite its ...

DENVER – When schools cut physical education programs so students can spend more time in the classroom, they may be missing a golden opportunity to promote learning, according to research to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. The study adds to growing evidence that exercise is good not only for the body but also the mind. It also shows that physical education and academic instruction need not be mutually exclusive. Researchers Kathryn L. King, MD, and Carly J. Scahill, DO, pediatric residents at the Medical ...

DENVER – If a pregnant woman is exposed to bisphenol A (BPA), especially during the first trimester, her child may be at higher risk of wheezing early in life, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. BPA is a chemical that has been used for more than 40 years in the manufacture of many hard plastic food containers and the lining of metal food and beverage cans. Trace amounts of BPA can be found in some foods packaged in these containers, and the chemical is detectable in over 90 percent ...

DENVER – It's tough to keep kids safe when you're traveling by car. First, you need to install a car seat, which many parents can attest is no easy feat. Then you have to get the child, who may be writhing and squirming, restrained in the seat. Mission accomplished? Don't count on it. New research to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver reveals another potential roadblock to child passenger safety: youngsters unbuckling themselves while the vehicle is moving. Restraining children inappropriately in a vehicle ...

DENVER – Pregnant women who are obese are less able to fight infections than lean women, which could affect their baby's health after birth and later in life, according to research to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. "Women who are obese before pregnancy have critical differences in their immune function during pregnancy compared to normal weight women, which has negative consequences for both mother and baby," said Sarbattama Sen, MD, lead author of the study and a researcher in the Mother Infant Research ...

DENVER – With all of the media attention on young people being tormented by bullies and cyberbullies, parents may wonder what they can do to protect their children. The question they may want to ask instead is how can they prevent their child from becoming a bully. New research to be presented on Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver shows that parents can play a key role in decreasing the chances that their son or daughter will harass or intimidate other children. Researchers, led by Rashmi Shetgiri, MD, FAAP, examined the ...

DENVER – Extremely premature infants who screen positive for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 18 months of age may not actually have autism. Rather, they may fail screening tests due to an unrelated cognitive or language delay, according to research to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. An estimated one in 110 U.S. children has ASD, a group of complex developmental brain disorders that affect behavior, social skills and communication. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that pediatricians screen ...

VIDEO: Exposure to secondhand smoke, even at extremely low levels, is associated with increased blood pressure in boys, according to new research being presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic... Click here for more information. DENVER – Exposure to secondhand smoke, even at extremely low levels, is associated with increased blood pressure in boys, according to new research being presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in ...

Exposure to the chemical bisphenol A during early pregnancy may be associated with wheezing in children, according to a Penn State College of Medicine researcher. Bisphenol A, or BPA is a chemical found in many consumer products, including plastic water bottles and food containers. It is present in more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, suggesting widespread exposure. Experimental research suggests that prenatal BPA exposure causes asthma in mice, but no data exists for humans. Adam Spanier, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, studied 367 children, ...

It can be quite jarring for a parent or caregiver to look in the rearview mirror while driving and see their child roaming around the backseat free of their safety restraints. A study on child self-unbuckling by Yale School of Medicine researchers reveals that most children who first unbuckle were age three and under and that many children unbuckle while the vehicle is in motion—putting them at a 3.5-fold increased risk for serious injuries. "We found that young children might acquire the motor skills to unbuckle from restraints before developing the cognitive ability ...