During the holidays, it’s typical for people to indulge in special foods. Being a pet owner myself, I know that many pet parents want to give...
Holidays are a time when lots of us tend to overindulge in food and drink, and many people gain weight. Once gained, weight is difficult to...
Christmas and New Year are holidays with dietary excesses that many of us cannot control. This often leads to the “festive bulge”. As the holidays approach,...
A variety of antibiotics are currently in short supply across Europe. In the UK, for example, the availability of amoxicillin and penicillin, which are used to...
From the blush pink of royal mistresses to the hot pink of tabloid party girls, pink has gained a reputation for being a provocative colour for...
Eyasu Utsub/Unsplash In 1605 the great Spanish novelist, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, wrote, through the mouthpiece of Don Quixote of La Mancha, that it is the...
How is it possible to spend so much time with your parents and grandparents and not really know them? This question has puzzled me as an...
After a good night out you may not be surprised when you wake up feeling rough the next morning. But what may surprise you is if...
Louis Hansel/Unsplash You’re catching up with a few friends before you go out. Everyone’s having a drink, listening to some tunes, and the mood is good....
On a December night 50 years ago, Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashed in the Everglades, Florida. Miraculously, 77 people survived the initial impact but then endured...
