Santa should phase out coal as punishment in Christmas stockings
Father Christmas has long been doling out coal to children on the 'naughty list’, but with the climate emergency in mind, isn't it time to phase out this festive punishment?…
Could cod liver oil help combat tuberculosis?
Cod liver oil and tuberculosis A review of a historical study from 1848 reveals that cod liver oil was an effective treatment for tuberculosis, says Professor Sir Malcolm Green…
Traditional Danish pasties threatened by EU cinnamon ban
Proposals for an EU ban on cinnamon rolls have put a dampener on Denmark's Christmas festivities "It's the end of the cinnamon roll as we know it," said Hardy Christensen,…
Is laughter really the best medicine?
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmj.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Food for thought: Laughter and MIRTH (methodical investigation of risibility, therapeutic and harmful): Narrative synthesis Laughter may not be the best medicine…
McDonald’s to employees: Break your food into small pieces to feel full and sell your Christmas presents for cash
By Travis Gettys The fast-food giant McDonald’s is urging employees to break up food into smaller pieces to feel full or sell their Christmas presents for extra money. The restaurant…
Family’s outrage as Ivy League professor set to be released after serving FIVE YEARS for brutally beating wife to death as she wrapped Christmas presents
By Michael Zennie PUBLISHED: 11:24 EST, 17 January 2013 | UPDATED: 13:47 EST, 17 January 2013 The family of a woman brutally beaten to death by her Ivy League…
Are Santa’s Visits Legal?
by Jill Harness - December 25, 2012 - 9:30 AM Sometime between when you went to bed last night and when the sun came up this morning, a…
Experts discover why Rudolph’s nose is red
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Researchers solve the age-old mystery of why Rudolph has a bright red nose Rudolph's nose is red because it is richly supplied…
Experts discover why Rudolph’s nose is red
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Researchers solve the age-old mystery of why Rudolph has a bright red nose Rudolph's nose is red because it is richly supplied…
Orcutt Christmas Display
Often a dark night on the Central Coast, this table of well lit beacons is mistaken by moderns as a replica Light House of Alexandria. Summoning weary travelers off their…
Could mistletoe give the kiss of death to cancer?
Contact: Gordon Howarth gordon.howarth@adelaide.edu.au 61-883-137-885 University of Adelaide IMAGE: Health Sciences student Zahra Lotfollahi with a sample of mistletoe extract at the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus.Click here…
Around three thousand Spanish police rally against loss of Christmas bonus
Sunday, 28 October 2012 Around three thousand off-duty police officers rallied outside the Interior Ministry in the Spanish capital to protest austerity measures and budget cuts that will see their…
Cod liver oil outperforms standard drugs for tuberculosis
Could cod liver oil help combat tuberculosis? Repost from Dec 2011 A review of a historical study from 1848 reveals that cod liver oil was an effective treatment for tuberculosis,…
Study shows pine bark naturally relieves symptoms of acute hemorrhoids
Public release date: 12-Jan-2010 - The complication of hemorrhoidal bleedings was completely absent in the Pycnogenol® groups after seven days Research reveals Pycnogenol is effective in reducing severe symptoms,…
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
150 year old proverb stands the test of time, say researchers Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular…
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