Bed bug

Hirsute humans keep bed bugs at bay with body hair

One-Minute Read Wed 14 Dec 2011, AT 16:23

Researchers find that parasites prefer to feed on shaved skin

A woman measures out Chinese herbs

‘Regulate us’ say herbalists after toxic pills case

News Thu 18 Feb 2010, AT 15:33

Herbalists say the government is putting lives at risk by failing to regulate their industry

Eva Uhlin, the girl who grew her face back, before and after

Girl grows back face after paracetamol nightmare

News Wed 13 Jan 2010, AT 17:47

An allergic reaction to paracetamol left Eva Uhlin’s entire face scabbed, while skin on her stomach also fell away

A patient receives a swine flu vaccination

Anger as Goldman Sachs staff get swine flu vaccine

News Fri 6 Nov 2009, AT 13:16

Goldman Sachs has been criticised for vaccinating its employees against swine flu despite a national shortage

HIV virus

HIV vaccine: first step to a cure or a false dawn?

News Fri 25 Sep 2009, AT 17:10

A partially successful HIV vaccine trial has raised hopes that one day the disease will be beaten. But what is the significance of this breakthrough?

South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson

Who is Joe Wilson, man who told Obama, ‘You lie’

News Thu 10 Sep 2009, AT 13:13

Joe Wilson, the South Carolina congressman, has been forced to apologise for shouting ‘You lie’ at Obama during his speech on health care

Barack Obama

Nice speech – shame it was three months too late

Alexander Cockburn Thu 10 Sep 2009, AT 11:15

It was well written and elegantly delivered. But with Ted Kennedy gone, says Alexander Cockburn, the numbers are against Obama

Gordon Brown ‘on drugs to control depression’

News Fri 4 Sep 2009, AT 13:53

The Mole: Blogger claims the PM is suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder as well as depression, our Westminster insider reports

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