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Hi to anyone reading this. I'm a retired biomedical scientist who specialised in transfusion science for many years. Now free from the pressures of the daily grind and out-of-hours call-outs I am enjoying my life in different ways. Learning new things - my

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Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?: 71 of 271
SHOULD THE USE OF CELL PHONES WHILST DRIVING BE BANNEDIn the UK, where I write from, cell phone use whilst driving has been banned for some time. Writers on this debate have argued passionately the pros and cons of such a ban. So I would like to join the debate and extend it slightly by asking: "Does the punishment fit the cr... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Guide to the best fast foods in the United Kingdom: 1 of 3
What are "fast foods"? Are they foods we prepare ouselves? Are they foods we buy ready made? Are they foods which take very little time to cook? Are they foods which take very little time to eat? Whatever they are should we be eating them?However we choose to describe them there is no doubt in my mind the best fast foods are ... More..
Sports & Recreation > English Soccer How to close the widening gap between the Premier League and the Football League: 2 of 5
This is a question without logical answer. In theory it could be done but only if legislation or regulation by either governments or the world football regulator, FIFA, made it possible. In dreamland a financial catastrophe might help - but it would have to be far worse than the small, global irritant currently occurring as t... More..
Sports & Recreation > Soccer (Other) How football hooliganism has negatively impacted the sport: 3 of 7
How football hooliganism has negatively impacted the sportHooliganism is a generic term for acts of violence and abuse most usually by groups of young people. The game of Association Football, or Soccer, has a sorry history of hooliganism in many forms.In England and Wales problems began in the 1970s when so-called "fans" beg... More..
Health & Fitness > Hypertension & High Cholesterol What are statin drugs?: 4 of 9
TO TAKE, OR NOT TO TAKE...?: STATINS IN THE 21ST CENTURYThe British Press reported recently, without subsequent follow up, the opinion of the National Health Service's (NHS) Chief Cardiologist that "all men aged 50 or more should automatically take statins". Also reported was the opinion of the head of the British Heart Found... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Guide to the worst fast foods in the United Kingdom: 3 of 6
For me the list of worst fast foods in the United Kingdom is a very long one. Whilst some definition of "fast food" may be helpful in the first instance it is unlikely to affect the outcome."Fast food" for me means anything prepared in advance, sandwiches for example, or "ready-to-eat" as sold by food outlets. Packaged snacks... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Cricket's first Twenty20 world cup: 1 of 2
The first Twenty20 Cricket World Cup has almost reached its climax with today's semi-finals resulting in an India v Pakistan final on Monday. Monday? Yes, Monday! Not only that but it starts at 1300 BST which means the live audience in the UK will be a smidgen above zero.Now I am not aware of the Public Holiday situation in S... More..
Sports & Recreation > English Soccer Why the Premier League is the most lucrative football league in the world: 2 of 3
In January 1961 something happened which was to change the course of professional football world wide. The Professional Footballers Association, the players' Trade Union, called, in time-honoured trade union fashion, for a strike because it could not get its own way with the authorities. Jimmy Hill, a player for Brentford and... More..
Health & Fitness > Cold & Flu Bird flu in England: Separating the myths from the facts: 3 of 4
Bird Flu in England: separating the myths from the factsThe facts are simple. Influenza virus strain H5N1, a strain hitherto restricted to the avian population, has in recent years been responsible for human infection with a high mortality rate. Nearly all cases have occurred in eastern Asia with Vietnam and Cambodia to the f... More..
Health & Fitness > Vitamins & Dietary Supplements Benefits of taking vitamins with food: 17 of 20
Many interesting proposals are suggested by the title we have been given. For instance: what is being referred to, vitamins or vitamin supplements? Is there an option of taking them without food? Are we eating food which is vitamin-free? The answer could be any of these. Other authors have taken the supplementary route. So wi... More..