Month: May 2011

Rising numbers of parents are bypassing GPs and taking children to hospitals’ A&E departments for non-emergency treatment, researchers say.

“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously…. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”

Medical experts are advising people with lung conditions like asthma to be prepared for the ash cloud expected to reach the UK on Tuesday.

“A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.”

Why we all need to plan properly for our demise

Birmingham City Council’s plans to cut care for vulnerable people were unlawful and breached UK disability legislation, High Court judges rule.

“Passion is seldom the end of any story, for it cannot long endure if it is not soon supplemented with true affection and mutual respect.”

A man who was paralysed from the chest down after being hit by a car is now able to stand with electrical stimulation of his spinal cord.

“Science arose from poetry–when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.”