Month: May 2011

“You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.”

Girls from poorer backgrounds are more likely to start their periods at a younger age, thereby increasing their risk of breast cancer, says a study.

“We play the hands of cards life gives us. And the worst hands can make us the best players.”

“If you really want to do something, you do it. You don’t save it for a sound bite.”

The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in England has topped 1m for the first time, according to the NHS.

“A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.”

Last winter’s flu outbreak claimed more than 600 lives in the UK, with the majority of deaths among the under-65s, official figures show.

“Real strength is not just a condition of one’s muscle, but a tenderness in one’s spirit.”