News stories can strike you in so many different ways. Some will seem stupid, others heart-warming. In some cases, there’s just an overwhelming sense of sadness. You just ask yourself, “How could things have been allowed to get so bad?” So it is with the death of Michael Jackson. Millions of people seem to have [...]
For those of you who understand and support the idea of evolution, worry has probably been one of the key survival characteristics. Imagine what life must have been like as a hunter gatherer, living on the plains, surrounded by large animals that would prefer you not to eat them for lunch. In such circumstances, the [...]
Although there are some signs the recession may be coming to an end, this does not change the long-term damage to the lives of millions of people. When writing about the housing bubble and the behavior of bankers, it’s customary only to talk about the money and leave the rest of the bad news as [...]
Governments around the world are finally waking up to an increasingly dangerous business and the police are moving in to close down factories and warehouses, seizing raw materials and finished products, helping to keep the world a safer place. Except this is like wack a mole. Let’s see how the whole scam works. There are [...]
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most commonly used types of pain relieving medicines. Classified as non-narcotic medicines, such pain killers simultaneously reduce inflammation and irritation, relieve from pain, and may as well be employed to reduce fevers. Of course, these types of pain relieving medicines do possess a certain side effect, which [...]
