Easter in Somerset

Not a very Easter Sunday kind of picture, but at least there's some daffodils in it. A little piece of 'pleasing decay' found at...

Are These Your Trouble Spots?

(Click for larger images.) Source: 1000 Hints Beauty #7, 1956

Low Vitamin D: Cause or Result of Disease?

Don Matesz at Primal Wisdom put up a post a few days ago that I think is worth reading. It follows an e-mail discussion between us concern...

Universal Childhood Immunization Program

LD 1408, An Act to Establish the Universal Childhood Immunization Program, has passed both chambers of the state Legislature and been signed...

Hints for helping wildlife during a disaster

When disaster strikes, we humans can usually seek shelter in the comfort of our own homes or drive to a safer place. But for the countless w...

April is Autism Awareness Month

US HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued this statement on National Autism Awareness month. This video shows the signs of autism. US CDC’...

April is STD Awareness Month

April is STD Awareness Month. Maine CDC’s STD program conducts disease surveillance for gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis. Disease intervent...

Where's That Then? No 18

Now this location really does still look like this. Could be anywhere, you might think, so I'll give you a big clue. I first discovered ...

On the Alert

(Click on images for full-size versions.) Source: American Hairdresser, November 1942