Vaping has become one of Australia’s biggest public health problems, with children as young as 14 taking up e-cigarettes. New research by the Australian National University is being used to back a call for a government crackdown on access to e-cigarettes. Vaping is frequently framed as a better option than smoking cigarettes but the reportContinue reading “A New Study Says Vapers Are Inhaling 240 Chemicals”
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Will The New Type Of Petrol Wreck Your Vehicle
Green godsend, or a vastly damaging and expensive folly? That’s the question that needs asking about the UK’s new ‘eco-friendly’ E10 fuel that is about to dominate the UK’s forecourts as the next standard petrol option. Containing 10 per cent ethanol, from this month it will increasingly replace the existing standard, E5 (only 5 perContinue reading “Will The New Type Of Petrol Wreck Your Vehicle”
Doctors Have Reported An Extremely Extraordinary Case Of A Person Who Urinates Alcohol
A woman in Pittsburgh has become the first documented case in a living person of an unusual medical condition where alcohol naturally ferments in the bladder from the fermentation of yeast. The condition, which researchers propose to call either bladder fermentation syndrome or urinary auto-brewery syndrome, is similar to another amazingly rare condition, auto-brewery syndrome,Continue reading “Doctors Have Reported An Extremely Extraordinary Case Of A Person Who Urinates Alcohol”
Aldi Wrecking Rampage
This was the moment when a woman smashed hundreds of bottles of alcohol and launched gin at customers in a rampage at Aldi. She remained silent as she hauled thousands of pounds worth of wine, beer and spirits from the budget supermarket’s shelves in Hertfordshire on Wednesday afternoon. On customer queuing to pay for hisContinue reading “Aldi Wrecking Rampage”
Iain Duncan Smith claimed a £39 breakfast as expenses (He must have been hungry!)
The Work and Pensions Secretary was condemned of living in a different world after a newspaper exposed his flavour for the morning banquet. Iain Duncan Smith lay claim that he could survive on just £53 a week, fell apart last night after evidence surfaced of a £39 breakfast he attempted to put on as expenses.Continue reading “Iain Duncan Smith claimed a £39 breakfast as expenses (He must have been hungry!)”
Food Banks – Assistance or Immoral Behaviour?
Almost everyone has now heard of a Food Bank in the United Kingdom, or at least comprehends the intention for which it’s used. So what really is the purpose of a Food Bank and, is it to provide food for those in distress? The answer is yes and no. Yes, Food Banks do provide foodContinue reading “Food Banks – Assistance or Immoral Behaviour?”