By Andrew J. Razeghi

As technology makes information more readily available to everyone around the world, a key question arises: “How do you turn that information into innovative ideas?” Science has shown that it’s possible to create conditions under which the mind is more prepared to have insights, or “A-ha! moments.”

Read more on THE RIDDLE: WHERE IDEAS COME FROM AND HOW TO HAVE BETTER ONES…

A Bristol City Council scheme to persuade commuters to give up their cars in favour of greener ways to get to work was twice as successful this year. ‘Jam Busting June’ designed to move drivers to more sustainable modes of transport, saw 3,000 people take part – double last year’s figure.Figures from the council show that 70,000 car miles were saved, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 8.3 tonnes. The scheme operated in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire as well as Bristol for the whole of June.

Read more on DOUBLE SUCCESS FOR COUNCIL’S JAM-BUSTING IDEA…

A report today highlights concerns over the increasing number of drugs being prescribed by nurses and shows there have been particularly big rises in their prescribing of drugs that are seen as requiring complex clinical judgments. The figures have been obtained under the Freedom of Information Act for the medical weekly ‘Pulse’, which is read by 80 per cent of the country’s GPs.It says the figures show the full extent of what it calls ‘the UK’s nurse prescribing revolution’ and that there has been ‘an explosion in nurse prescriptions for antidepressants, antibiotics and cardiac medication.’ The article highlights the gulf between the amount of training given to doctors and that for nurse prescribers.

Read more on REPORT RAISES CONCERNS OVER NURSE PRESCRIPTIONS…