By Richard Hudson in In the news on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 @ 12:20

So, a week and a bit has gone by since swine flu hit the headlines and gripped the nation.  Suddenly people are scared of blowing their nose in a public place for fear of having to wear bells on their ankles and parade the streets to cries of ‘unclean, unclean!’ How has life changed... read more

By Guest in In the news on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 @ 10:13

Over the past few months there have been a number of articles debating Euthanasia. In July 2008 we saw the harrowing drama about the last 18 months of Doctor Anne Turner who, after having witnessed the death of her husband Jack from an incurable neurological disease, is diagnosed with a... read more

By Philip Curzon in A doctor's life on Friday, May 1, 2009 @ 10:44

Just back from a weekend watching bullfighting in Spain I was interested to visit the infirmary within the Plaza de Toros de Maestranza. It is here that injured bullfighters are taken for immediate triage. Only one bullfighter has died in Spain’s cathedral of bullfighting since opening its... read more

By Erika Aylwin in In the news on Thursday, April 30, 2009 @ 20:53

After reading a BBC News article on the largely negative Which Report on laser eye surgery, specifically the ‘high street’ clinics, I thought I would give a more positive view.  I had laser eye surgery at Optimax about 7 years ago and received very comprehensive information on the options... read more

By Kirsty Lord in In the news on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 @ 11:04

I read with disbelief about the toxic furniture that has literally burnt thousands of people, cost the NHS (and therefore the tax-payer) heaven knows how much and … has still not been re-called!!! Sofas manufactured in China have been treated with a fungicide, which, when warmed up (in our cosy... read more