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Colonic cleansing: absolutely fabulous
The Guardian, 4 March When Edina from Absolutely Fabulous decides to lose weight, her daughter Saffy’s suggestion seems sensible: ‘Look, mum. All you’ve got to do is eat less and take a bit of excercise.’ Edina shoots back, ‘Sweetie, if it was that easy, everyone would be doing it.’ Somehow we all know what she [...]
Anti-infection jungle frogs may cure diabetes
The Times, 3 March The South American ‘paradoxical frog’, which dwells in the lagoons of the Amazon, could prove to be a lifesaver for millions suffering from diabetes. The frog has a slimy skin that secretes a substance able to stimulate the release of insulin, the hormone deficient in diabetes patients. It gets its name [...]
Polar bears in Scotland?
The Times, 8 March Scientists are carrying out a DNA test on what may be the only polar bear remains ever discovered in Britain. The skull, found in caves in the Highlands in the 1920s, is now displayed at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Genetics experts from Trinity College, Dublin will analyse the [...]
Placebos that do the trick
The Independent, 4 March Placebos can be just as effective as anti-depressants. Five years ago, Italian researchers carried out tests on patients recovering from serious operations, needing morphine to dull their pain and diazepam to calm their nerves. Patients received their medicine automatically through intra-venous drips, but were not told when the drugs were being [...]
Anti-aging gene discovered
The Independent, 4 March A study of centenarians has uncovered mutations in a gene that may lead to the development of anti-aging pills. Researchers looked at the hormone ‘insulin-like growth factor’, IGF-1, discovering that mutated genes affect longevity by producing a protein that interferes with cell response to IGF-1. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesupplement.co.uk%2F2008%2F03%2F29%2Fanti-aging-gene-discovered%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Anti-aging+gene+discovered’; [...]
Spring: a season of strokes
The Herald, 7 March The risk of getting a stroke increases in spring, new research has found. In a study of Japanese adults who suffered strokes between 1988 and 2001, the risk of having a stroke in spring was one-quarter higher than it was in the summer in men, women, young and old alike. The [...]
Vietnam’s hamster hate
The Times, 8 March Vietnam has begun a crackdown on hamsters, a wildly popular pet in the lunar Year of the Rat, fearing that an influx of the foreign-bred rodent could spread disease and destroy crops. As of Monday 10 March, anyone possessing or trading hamsters faces stiff fines of up to 30 million dong, [...]
Grandpa groom dies at 96, a mere 4 months into marital bliss
The Daily Mail, 12 March Bill Rodger, 96, was the oldest groom in Britain when he married his long-term partner Liz Stewart in November last year. He died on March 7, just four months into wedded life. The couple had been in a relationship for 11 years, and Rodger referred to his wife as his [...]
Methodist retirement home or Nazi symbol?
The Scotsman, 15 March From the ground, Wesley Aches retirement home in Alabama looks like any other building. However, from the air, the outline of the building is undeniably clear: it is, simply put, one big swastika. After numerous complaints, the agency which owns the building now plans to undergo extensive renovations in an attempt [...]
A cheap date? £20, 000 for 20 minute with Scarlet Johansson
The Scotsman, 15 March Oxfam organised an auction on the website eBay, offering a 20-minute date with the world-famous actress. The UK-based bidder who won the prize, paying £20,000, will be Johansson’s special guest at the world premiere of her next film in July. He will be ferried to the event in a chauffeured limousine, [...]
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