The selling of Gardasil - Eighteen months ago and amid enormous fanfare, pharmaceutical giant Merck announced that it had produced the first vaccine against cancer. Gardasil would fight against the human papillomavirus that ca... more>

Grandparents play a key role - On the basis of our fruit and vegetable books, we were invited to join 8000 other participants from 150 countries at the third Slow Food international Terra Madre conference in Turin. For four days a ... more>

Start with a kitchen garden - Growing fresh healthy crops full of vitamins and minerals does not require a large vegetable plot. Indeed even with a large vegetable plot we still grow things in the kitchen in areas of less than one... more>

15:23 - | Alla, Why does the medical profession have this obsession with "specific" immunity? The immune sytem is designed to defend against pathogens as it comes into co... more>

12:02 - | An Italian friend has had all (4?) her amalgam fillings removed as was having on-going health problems she thinks caused by their interaction with a gold crown.  Although she says the dentist too... more>

08:33 - | Many thanks to everyone for their very helpful replies.  I shall investigate each one!  more>