by Christine M | Apr 19, 2019 | General health, Infectious diseases, Scientific research, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
If you’re the kind of person who puckers up freely for their pet pooch but thinks twice about locking lips with a man with a beard, you’re not as weird as you think. Probably. At least you can claim that canine kissing is the more sanitary habit, thanks to...
by Christine Morgan | Apr 13, 2011 | Food and drink, General health
Superbugs watch out. One of our favourite sweet foods is coming to get you. That’s the news that’s all over the health news wires and in the papers today. I’m talking about the report on manuka honey and how it has been found to combat bacteria,...
by Christine Morgan | Aug 12, 2010 | General health
I know I can be somewhat less than enthusiastic about some of the things researchers spend thousands of pounds of research grant money on sometimes – well, come on, you’ve got to wonder whether that money could often be better spent, haven’t you? But...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 1, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
Well there you go. You try to do something good, something to help the environment. And what happens? You get slapped with a nasty dose of e.coli (that’s a nasty toxin that can kill). At least that’s what food safety experts at the University of Arizona...
by Christine Morgan | Jun 19, 2010 | General health
Hygiene freaks look away now. Not only can you get Legionnaire’s Disease from your car’s windscreen wiper water (see New driving danger), but according to Aston University microbiologists your car harbours even more horrible, hidden dangers. Having swabbed...
