The ongoing tightening of lending standards, although an appropriate market response, will reduce somewhat the effective demand for housing, and foreclosed properties will add to the inventories of unsold homes.

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Manuka honey has been the subject of particular interest, with the results of a study just published by Sydney University finding that it has powerful antibacterial properties, and is even effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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Most efforts to prevent their spread have focused on finding new antibiotics or improving hygiene, but Bill Keevil of the University of Southampton, UK, believes that the natural antibacterial properties of copper could be a simple and effective way to combat them.

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Subsequent follow-up work might examine if a higher level of abstraction exists such that more general purpose properties of an antibiotic can be determined to be effective against entire bacterial diseases (i.e. penicillin).

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Traditional estate agents must, for example, ensure information about properties is accurate, no pressure is put on customers, and an effective consumer complaints procedure is in place.

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Interestingly, Class C properties are experiencing the largest increase in volume of applicants, as well as the largest effective rent growth.

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