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According to a new survey this week, eye-tests among children have increased 50% in the last few weeks, coinciding with the release of the new Harry Potter film. Researchers think that the film has given the bespeckled look a trendy image among kids....
CorianderThe herb Coriander has been used throughout Asia, northern Africa and Europe for over 2000 years. Its beneficial use is for skin infections, sore ears and eye problems, according to Pliny 23-79 AD. Nowadays apparently a coriander infusion is used for treating flat...
Nearly all fruits are rich in vitamin C, helping to reduce the incidence of colds, infections, heart disease and many more diseases. Cooked plums are gentler on the digestion of acidic citrus fruits. Ripe plums make excellent snacks, and they are high in fibre....
Yoghurt is very good for you, being low in fat, easily digested and rich in calcium, the nutrient that both builds and maintains strong bones and teeth, and reduces blood pressure and the risk of heart disease. Organic yoghurt contains acidophilus, bifidus or lactobacillus...
People love olives and these maintain a good blood lipid profile, increasing the high density lipoprotein, the good cholestrol. The overwhelming nutritional benefit from olive bread is that there is high fibre, vitamin B, and is useful for people who suffer from irritable ...
Tomatoes are packed with lycopene, an antioxidant that is linked to the reduction of cancer of the prostate, as well as potassium. Some people find that the acidity of tomatoes can upset their digestion.
Scientists have come up with a novel way to produce water in a desert by copying a beetle that can harvest fog. The key to the beetle's success is a bumpy back. - it's made of microscopic peaks and troughs. When a sea breeze blows, the beetle leans into the wind making tin...
Recently released figures show that Malaysians use more of the anti-impotence drug Viagra than any other country in the world, although the Malaysian government were at pains to emphasise that this cannot be attributed to impotence, rather questionably using the country's ...
Surgeons are working around the clock to save six steelworkers horrifically burnt in the blast at Corus' Port Talbot plant. 2 men were killed as the explosion ripped through blast furnace number 5 on Thursday night. The others were on critical care and general medical wars...
A Cornish lobster had a lucky escape on Wednesday when the head chef of a Mayfair restaurant declared it was "too beautiful to cook". At 3 feet 1 inch long, the lobster, nicknamed "Barney", is one of the biggest catches ever landed in European waters. E...
Although leaded petrol is a thing of the past in Europe and America, its still common in poorer countries. But according to New Scientist last week, lead in petrol could easily be replaced with ethanol obtained from sugarcane. Lead pollution in Africa has reached levels th...
