Lab Rat or Button Monkey?

I am surprised by this report.  I don’t know whether the figures are a ‘real’ disaster or part of political fighting, as the report is by the Conservative Party.  I don’t know wether the figures are part of a trend or not.  The figures may actually be lower than five or ten years ago, its [...]

This is an interesting use of maggots.  I have heard of the use of maggots at removing dead tissue etc but to collect the secretions to use as a potential antibiotic is an interesting proposition.

Too much water can be a bad thing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7521137.stm

I saw this page on the BBC Health page.  It suggests that the use of abbreviations should be potentially phased out as it has contributed to 5% of errors in an American study, some of which were fatal.  An example quoted in the article concerns the dose of insulin given to a patient.  The notes [...]

Been looking at the BBC Health website and found some news items which I would like to bring to your attention.
The first story is a protest about the NHS refroms. As someone who works in the NHS, I do feel that we should focus on primary role of patient care rther than all of [...]

This article appeared on the BBC website. As an expectant father, I gave it a read and found it quite interesting. It seems remarkable that such a small thing can profoundly influence the decision process.

This news item has appeared on the BBC site. I know that people do want to know the sex of their child and this opens the possibility of making this very easy form very early in the pregnancy.
I do hope the concerns about the use of the test to abort unwanted children prove to [...]