The French and Italians have known it for centuries, and have been enjoying the health benefits of good wine and food amongst world catastrophes and miracles. But still, our learned scientists can’t seem to agree if wine actually is good for your health, and if it is, why? Almost everyday you hear via the news [...]
Following sackings and resignations under the Labour government, four new appointments have been made to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. The new scientific advisors will have a difficult job of re-establishing useful relations with the government following the extraordinary sacking of Professor David Nutt. Famous for phrases such as “horse-riding is more [...]
The new “legal high” drug, often sold as plant food online, known as Mephedrone, is widely expected to be banned this afternoon by the British Government, despite a senior Drugs Advisor quitting the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) just hours before the decision is due to be announced. Dr Polly Taylor quit [...]
Contemporary armed conflict increasingly involves warring parties without uniforms or centralised command structures. Instead of lining up armed units on a battlefield, small cells often pitch battle intermittently before melting back into the civilian population. Disguise, dispersed command structures and longevity are frequently the weapons of modern warfare. Large armies are having to rethink their [...]
The 126th World Health Organisation Executive Board session is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from 18th – 23rd January 2010. On the first day, the Director General, Dr Margaret Chan, took the opportunity to praise governments around the world for their handling of the H1N1 “swine” flu pandemic which spread from Mexico in 2009. Although [...]
In a landmark decision, the Argentinian Supreme Court has ruled that it is ‘unconstitutional’ to punish those who use the drug cannabis. The decision was reached following a case where five men were arrested in possession of marijuana cigarettes, the court ruling that “each adult is free to make lifestyle decisions without the intervention of [...]
Despite mass media protestations to the contrary, the World Health Organization (WHO) last night confirmed there has been a total of only ten deaths from Swine Flu (Influenza A(H1N1)) – far fewer than the 150+ figure which is being reported. In the statement, issued at 23:30 GMT on 1 May, the WHO stated that 13 [...]
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