All Front Cosmetics Disguise Frontispiece Over in Norfolk I came across this shed, looking very appealing with its red trailer parked-up inside. A typical corrugated iron structure, ... By apit nursing October 30, 2009 Comment
Use your extra hour this weekend to check your emergency stockpile What would you do with an extra hour? With daylight saving time ending this weekend, you have a chance to find out. And APHA has the perfect... By apit nursing October 30, 2009 Comment
How to Turn a Curl (Click on images to see full-size.) Source: A Girl and Her Hair, 1949 By apit nursing October 30, 2009 Comment
Are you in a priority group and worried because you can't get vaccine? from this week's update on H1N1 in Maine: H1N1 Vaccine Supply and Prioritization As of October 28, a total of 99,000 doses of vaccine ha... By apit nursing October 30, 2009 Comment
European Society of anti-aging Medicine Austria Czech Republics Czecho-Slovak Association of Anti-Aging Medicine (CSAAAM) France Société Française de Médecine et physiologie du v... By apit nursing October 30, 2009 Comment
The wine glass looks half full Not unexpectedly, the news media embraced and eagerly reported the latest revelation about the health benefits of red wine . The study, pub... By apit nursing October 30, 2009 Comment
Providing information or promoting drugs? On 12 September, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials released finalized recommendations for drug makers that wish to provide m... By apit nursing October 30, 2009 Comment
Pediatric placebos When I was a small child, I had an earache, so I asked my dad for a Band Aid. The source of my discomfort was an inner ear infection, so ant... By apit nursing October 30, 2009 Comment
Duke of Lancaster Sheep Tomato Ketchup Lancashire Hotspot Early last August a friend and I found ourselves in the Forest of Bowland , by the simple expedient of following a little road out of the ba... By apit nursing October 28, 2009 Comment
Black Mudguards Brass Curtain Rails Rouching Find The Fault No 45 Well, what can I say. There are enough 'faults' here to keep us going for some time I should think. My main concern is why a 1950... By apit nursing October 27, 2009 Comment
Keyholes Knobs Knockers The Singing Keyhole We're so used to seeing humour in the ornamentation of medieval churches- gargoyles, fantastical corbels, carved bench ends- but Victori... By apit nursing October 26, 2009 Comment
Powder Puff Pointers (Click on image for a larger version.) Source: How to Find Your Man by Joe Bonomo, 1954 By apit nursing October 25, 2009 Comment
Gene mutation may reveal clues for treating lung diseases Oct. 15, 2009 -- A genetic mutation found in four children born with multiple abnormalities may provide insight into potential treatments fo... By apit nursing October 25, 2009 Comment
Scientists identify roots of diabetic tissue damage Oct. 21, 2009 -- Results from comprehensive assessments of diabetes' effects on cell metabolism may aid efforts to reduce diabetic damag... By apit nursing October 25, 2009 Comment
Getting the H1N1 vaccine: The waiting is the hardest part Today's guest blog entry is by Katie Dineley, a student at the University of Maryland. She was among the first to receive the H1N1 influ... By apit nursing October 23, 2009 Comment
Cardboard Tickets Milk Churns Oil Lamps Pigeon Baskets Railway Echo No 12 Marefield is remote Leicestershire, up on the eastern approaches not far from the borders with Rutland. The Great Northern Railway opened a ... By apit nursing October 22, 2009 Comment
cardiovascular disease diet disease fats Butter vs. Margarine I came across an interesting study the other day, courtesy of Dr. John Briffa's blog . It's titled "Margarine Intake and Sub... By apit nursing Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Comment
Car Rugs Dents Driving Gloves Gearboxes Travel Sweets Find The Fault No 44 Apologies for that break in transmission. Candles and whiffs of steam are intermittently available, so I'm typing very quickly before th... By apit nursing October 21, 2009 Comment
They Go Together (Click on the images for full size versions.) Source: American Hairdresser, April 1943 By apit nursing Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Comment