The WHO, no not the rock band, the World Health Organization has just raised the severity level of swine flu outbreak to phase 6, ie they've declared it a pandemic.
Now, before you rush off waving your arms in the air screaming "We're all going to die!!! We're all going to die!!!", take note of what this means. Phase 6 means…
The Guardian's Dr Ben Goldacre has published a free and originally missing chapter from his recent book, Bad Science, an exposé on the bad science that infects policy and health in the UK.
The chapter, "The Doctor Will Sue You Now", was originally cut from the printed edition because its subject, a vitamin salesman named Matthias Rath, tied Dr Goldacre up…
Well, folks it's with remorse that I have to confirm that I am indeed human after all. After years of immaculate health without a single cold, I'm sad to say I've now got a cold - and a very snotty one at that. I've got so much snot pouring out of my head and down my throat I don't know …
From my own experience, searching the web, the comments I've received in my previous two posts(Vibram Five Fingers and Vibram Five Fingers: 1 Month Later) and in conversation, sizing the Vibram Five Fingers is quite a concern and challenge. This is understandable as they're not shoes in the sense we know it and they need to be snug. If they're …
Well, it's nearly a month now since I got my Vibram Five Fingers and I'm happy to say I'm still very impressed with them. More importantly, I'm also still injury free and starting to really notice my feet adapting.
To get a true reflection of the effects of running in the Vibrams, I've run exclusively in them. My "normal" running shoes…
I've just got back from my first proper run in my new foot protectors - my Vibram Five Fingers Classics. I say foot protectors as "shoes" just seems like the wrong word to use considering they're effectively just a bit of strong rubber stuck to the bottom of my feet.
You know it's the mid-term school holidays again when not only do you get to work in about half the time you normally do, but the gym is also full of youngsters working their Friday muscles, on Monday.
Scientist have discovered that one or two beers a day is actually good for your memory. That's right, beer can actually make you smarter.
They speculate that this is due to some sort of receptor being blocked by the low dose of alcohol. This in turn apparently results in a compensatory response from the part of the brain responsible for cognition,…
It seems there's a growing trend in South Africa for people to stop taking the government supplied anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs in a bid to ensure they continue to get the disability grant.
South African law, like many other countries' laws, regards having HIV and AIDS as a disability. This in turn entitles people to various disability grants. Quite rightly, the South…
