Celebrating Global Handwashing Day

Today is Global Hand-washing Day . Yes, you heard us right: Hand-washing has its own worldwide celebration. Why make such a fuss over washin...

Lamport in Diapers

Lamport is a small estate village roughly halfway between Market Harborough and Northampton. On the main road you can see a pair of magnific...

Study: can a few cherries a day keep gout away?

Cherries may no longer be just for topping off ice-cream sundaes - a U.S. study of people with  gout  linked eating the fruit with a 35 perc...

NEW ANTIBIOTIC FOR DRUG RESISTANT INFECTION

 A new potential class of antibiotics called LpxC inhibitors was recently found to block the ability of bacteria to initiate the septic casc...

The biggest disaster threat in the US – and what YOU can do to prevent it!

What disaster poses the biggest threat in the U.S.? You might be surprised to find out that it’s not earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes or o...

ESMO 2012-SIGLE OR COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY IN SARCOMA?

A large trial comparing single and combination chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of soft tissue sarcoma failed to meet its primary ov...

A Bouquet for Cheltenham

Well. A very big thankyou to those of you who found me in Gloucestershire yesterday for The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival . I can'...

12 tips for raising a healthy child

Babies are born with millions of neurons that sends messages across the brain. These neurons are "wired" by forming conncections...

Healthy Maine Walks

Scientific research has shown that regular physical activity not only promotes health and well-being, it also reduces the risk of developing...