Yeast intolerance symptoms; is your modern diet making you sick?
June 12, 2011 Comments Off on Yeast intolerance symptoms; is your modern diet making you sick?
Yeast is s a fungus which thrives on sugar. Many foods contain yeast or yeast extract, some just as a form of flavouring. Excessive yeast intake can be harmful to the body, and those with a yeast intolerance can suffer some very uncomfortable and debilitating symptoms. People with certain food intolerances can develop an overgrowth […]
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German officials have announced that the recent E coli outbreak has been caused by contaminated bean sprouts. Although tests conducted for locating the E coli in the bean sprouts were negative, Germany’s risk assessment agency has concluded that the epidemiology and the pattern of the outbreak point to locally grown bean sprouts being responsible for […]
Continue reading …Mineral makeup; is it really good for the skin?
June 9, 2011 Comments Off on Mineral makeup; is it really good for the skin?
In recent years there has been a lot of hype in the beauty industry about mineral makeup. Glossy advertisements and infomercials extol the virtues of this new wonder cosmetic. Some claim that mineral make up is so pure that you can actually sleep in it without detrement. The general impression given is that mineral makeup […]
Continue reading …Histrionic Personality Disorder – Do You Know A Drama Queen?
June 8, 2011 Comments Off on Histrionic Personality Disorder – Do You Know A Drama Queen?
Personality disorders are on the rise. Some put this down to better diagnosis and the availability of talking therapies; others blame a breakdown in society causing fragmentation and lack of suitable role models. It is certainly true in the case of histrionic personality disorder that some correlation can be found with people modelling their lives […]
Continue reading …Google wants to link authors to web content.
June 7, 2011 Comments Off on Google wants to link authors to web content.
Google has announced that it is experimenting with linking web content to the people that write it. They are calling this “authorship mark up.” It is envisaged that in the future people will be able to search the net for content written by their favoured authors. Google says that great content comes from great writers. […]
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New research has indicated that a yo-yo diet is better than no diet at all for those who need to lose weight. Losing weight rapidly and then regaining it again has generally been considered bad for health. However, new research from an Ohio University in the United States concluded that animals, who switch between a […]
Continue reading …William and Kate to move to Kensington Palace
June 6, 2011 Comments Off on William and Kate to move to Kensington Palace
St James’ Palace has announced that the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to live at Kensington Palace. The couple currently reside in Anglesey, Wales, where Prince William is stationed as a search and rescue pilot. However, when they reside in London they will live at an apartment in Kensington Palace. Kensington Palace is […]
Continue reading …Preventing Ecoli transmission in Salad
June 5, 2011 Comments Off on Preventing Ecoli transmission in Salad
E coli is a bacterium that can cause deadly food poisoning in humans. The E coli bacteria are found in the gut of animals and are most often transmitted by faecal waste coming into contact with meat. Because of the transmission method, meat products can be made safe by thorough cooking. E coli is normally […]
Continue reading …Social Healthcare Reform – The Advantages and Disadvantages of a President’s Dream
June 4, 2011 Comments Off on Social Healthcare Reform – The Advantages and Disadvantages of a President’s Dream
Many people would argue that you can judge a civilized society by its citizens freedom to access quality healthcare. However, there is a world of difference between the freedom to access healthcare and free healthcare. The National Health Service in the United Kingdom is often hailed as an example of social medicine working in action. […]
Continue reading …Working mothers hit hardest by pay inequalities
June 4, 2011 Comments Off on Working mothers hit hardest by pay inequalities
Despite a Labour government holding power in Britain for more than a decade, the gap between the rich and poor is greater than it was forty years ago according to the government’s own commissioned report. There are still large differences in pay between men and women; this can be attributed to women still shouldering the […]
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