This month we’ve been reflecting on the exploits of three American astronauts 40 years ago; but it’s also interesting to consider what happened much closer to home nearly 240 years ago.
Just like the moon watchers of 1969, Captain James Cook was looking skyward when not quite by accident, but certainly secondary to his main...
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Keeping the doctor away is not always the best thing to do; nevertheless, the health benefits of fresh fruit and vegetables are now well known.
Apples are a good source of fibre and vitamins – especially vitamin C, but some other vitamins and minerals as well. In the fibre department, apples contain both soluble fibre...
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Recent research in the UK has led to the possibility that the potentially fatal peanut allergy may, at least in some instances, be effectively controlled by the introduction of slowly increased doses of powdered peanut – doses that begin with minute quantities and ultimately lead to the regular ingestion of whole peanuts.
It’s a risky...
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