A voluntary organisation called Health and Dentistry that provides a free service to poor and uninsured people could close if rumours of federal funding cuts are true. The centre currently gets $1 million off the Federal Government to offer services to people in the local area. However this is under threat; it also amounts to […]
It seems citizens in Delhi who go shopping for fresh fruit and vegetables are getting more than they bargained for. Not just that it can have a devastating effect on fertility. Apparently, much of the fruit and vegetables being bought and sold in Delhi markets contain contaminants including four banned pesticides and even rat poison. […]
Well, if you are TV presenter Ulrika Johnsson it seems it can. Ms Johnsson was spotted apparently in pain at the recent British Comedy Awards. She told newspaper reporters that she was suffering from a debilitating disease which caused a sudden loss in weight. She now weighs barely more than 7 and a half stone. […]
With the country fighting multiple outbreaks of swine flu, more NHS Direct patients have opted out of the services provided and have instead sought private medical attention to avoid long queues. In December, the Daily Mail reported that NHS Direct was nearing its breaking point as it struggled to deal with the onslaught of calls […]
Employees are forever searching for the perfect excuse when they take a sick day without really being ill. But sometimes those excuses are so far-fetched that they actually make bosses suspicious that an employee is faking their problem. A survey in the US has found some of the worst excuses ever offered when a worker […]
When we go to the cinema, we expect to see things we’ve never seen and a portrayal of experiences we may never face. We see our favourite actors and actresses performing roles that define or destroy their careers, but what we rarely glimpse is the personal side of acting. Ryan Reynolds’s experiences on his latest […]