Book Review: Blood Sugar 101

I just finished reading "Blood Sugar 101" by Jenny Ruhl. It's a quick read, and very informative. Ruhl is a diabetic who has...

Influenza's 'round-the-world trip begins in Asia, study finds

For scientists, finding the birthplace of influenza has been like playing a long game of hide-and-go-seek. But the search seems to now be ov...

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Rust Never Sleeps

Now. Between you, me and the lichen-covered gatepost, I have been busily putting together a portfolio of pictures that demonstrate John Pipe...

Luxury Bedding Gallery (3 )

Village of Mystery

I think there's another world going on locally that I know nothing about. It started with my friend Philip (he of the English Buildings ...

Celebrate National Infant Immunization Week

Thanks to lifesaving vaccines, dreaded childhood diseases such as polio, whooping cough, mumps and measles are a distant memory for most peo...

Spring is Sprung

A few minutes ago I went out onto the lawns of Ashley Towers with the intention of dragging the lawnmower out for the first cut of the seaso...

Green Credentials

"You might like to look at these", said my Neighbour Who Knows What I Like, holding out a heavy carrier bag. "But you're ...