Landmark Firs Have you ever noticed how many junctions and crossroads out in the English countryside (and indeed elsewhere) are marked with towering Scotc... By apit nursing Sunday, January 6, 2008 Comment
Health leaders discuss avian, pandemic flu in India Avian flu and pandemic flu are both issues of high concern to countries around the world, but the degree to which nations are prepared varie... By apit nursing Friday, January 4, 2008 Comment
Aconite Acolyte And so here we are. All that Christmas jostling and shoving, and that was just to get to the bar. So we arrive in 2008, and those dull, dark... By apit nursing Tuesday, January 1, 2008 Comment
Creating a healthy stockpile You know that it is important to have an emergency stockpile of food in case an influenza pandemic or some other disaster hits your area. Ho... By apit nursing Friday, December 28, 2007 Comment
Merry Christmas from Toyland Yesterday I was caught rummaging around in a junk shop when I should have been doing my Christmas shopping. Lo and behold, I found a stash o... By apit nursing Sunday, December 23, 2007 Comment
Health officials keeping tabs on new virus strain U.S. health officials are keeping their eyes on an emerging virus strain that has been linked to illnesses in four states. The Centers for D... By apit nursing Friday, December 21, 2007 Comment
Winter a wonderland for the flu Why is it that so many of us get the flu in the winter? Is it because we spend more time indoors and pass the virus to one another? Or becau... By apit nursing December 21, 2007 Comment
Why you don't need to worry about mercury in your flu shot Since it's flu season, it's a good time to clear up concerns people might have about mercury. This topic comes up as some parents in... By apit nursing Friday, December 14, 2007 Comment
Silent Stars A walk around my local churchyard on a frosty but bright morning revealed this slate gravestone. Of course in the early nineteenth century n... By apit nursing Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Comment