His 'n' Hers

I am increasingly drawn, if you'll pardon the appalling pun, to the work of Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, (1907-85, 1910-98). I don't...

Find The Fault No 36

This one could run and run. The car is definitely from the Unmitigated Garage, looking as it does like an Austin Somerset on steroids. How g...

Dr. Stephan

After a very challenging summer, I've finally turned in my written thesis, so it's official: I have my Ph.D. I'm publishing the...

The Frame For Your Face

(Click on image for a larger version.) Source: How to Find Your Man by Joe Bonomo, 1954

Let's Face it Squarely!

(Click on image for a larger version.) Source: How to Find Your Man by Joe Bonomo, 1954

Tower Blocks

A two-and-a-half mile route march before last night's supper (spaghetti and meatballs) with The Boys, down into the Eye Brook valley nea...

Self-Dosing Pain Medications - be careful!

Allowing patients to control their own pain medication intravenously is four times more likely to cause the patient harm than other medicati...

New Anti-AIDS pill under development

Scientists are developing an anti-AIDS pill that can be taken before sex and prevent transmission of the deadly disease. The successful dev...

Serevent and Foradil asthma drugs may be risky

The risks of two widely used asthma drugs outweigh their benefits for both children and adults, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory...

Inhaled insulin Exubera may cause lung cancer

US drugmakers Pfizer Inc and Nektar Therapeutics on Wednesday warned of cases of lung cancer in clinical trials of their inhaled insulin Exu...

Viagra’s 10th anniversary

Ten years ago this month the lives of millions of men and women were changed almost overnight by the advent of a little blue pill — the firs...

Free drug samples make you spend more!

Patients who receive free drug samples from their doctors end up having significantly higher out-of-pocket costs for their prescription drug...

Fosamax associated with unusual fractures of the thigh bone

In the latest research to cast a shadow on the safety of a popular bone-strengthening medication, researchers report that long-term use of F...

Tyverb is back in Europe

The European Commission has referred GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s breast cancer treatment Tyverb back for a fresh assessment by drugs regulators f...

Heparin being tested again

U.S. health officials have ordered all imports of the blood thinner heparin , and its raw ingredient, stopped at the border for testing to d...

Blockbuster anemia drugs may lead to death

Drug maker Amgen Inc. said Friday it expanded black box warnings about risks of death and tumor growth of its blockbuster anemia drugs . T...

Have they really invented a miracle pill that will let you eat as much as you want and STILL lose weight?

It is every dieter's dream - a pill that allows you to lose weight safely without actually going on a diet. But such fat-fighting drugs ...

Tomato pill to prevent heart disease?

A new health pill containing the same chemical found in tomatoes could prevent heart disease on a global scale, scientists claim. The supple...

Beauty Night

(Click on the images to open full-size versions.) Source: How to Find Your Man by Joe Bonomo, 1954

Headed back to school? New guide offers tips for teaching about emergencies

As summer winds down, everyone knows what comes next: back-to-school season. During this exciting yet anxiety-riddled time of year, students...

Holiday Supplement

A day at Walberswick on the Suffolk coast. Reached down winding lanes across the sandy heaths or by a rowing boat ferry from the Southwold s...

Link: Glamour Daze

Check out Save Time With Improved Methods of Setting from American Hairdresser, 1942 on Glamour Daze .

Avoid That Home-Made Hair-Do Look

(Click on images to enlarge.) Source: Dell 1000 Hints - Your Hairdo, January 1958