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Women deserve to have a good sex life into their fifties and sixties and beyond and the menopause is too early to just give up on sex. I do encounter …
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How to stop cell samples drying out
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Scientists in Japan may have discovered how to solve the problem of cell samples drying out during observations under the microscope – and they were inspired by the concept of …
Five reasons to drink more water
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Water is the second most popular drink in the US ….after fizzy drinks. A shocking statistic when you consider that our love of sugary drinks is one reason for soaring …
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Breastfeeding call to action
This week is #WorldBreastfeedingWeek. This Unicef Video highlights the issues behind the UK’s low breastfeeding rates, …
Diaries of a First World War Nurse
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Dorothea Crewdson, a Red Cross nurse, was given instructions to leave for northern France in 1915. She spent the next four years as a witness to some of the worst …
Lake Tanganyika Floating Clinic
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Water is at the heart of WAVE’s work. Realising how fundamental the lake was to the region, they begun to use the lake as a highway, using boats to deliver …
Talking Points
One Young World:
Faith healers and better mental health
Over time, society and medicine have progressed, pushing tradition, ritual, superstition, and religion aside in …
Blogs from The Far East:
Soya
Consuming too many soya products like tofu might increase the risk for memory loss, according …
An Apothecary Writes:
The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries
The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries sounds like some relic of a bygone time. But this …
On The Couch:
Autism in sharp focus
Autism brings into sharp focus what it is to be human. I’d summarise autism as …