There were no video games. There was no Internet. TV had not yet been invented. So in the early 1900s, British children played 鈥渃onkers.鈥� This is perhaps best described as an early form of ...
We live in a world where people attempt to settle differences with insane wars and acts of terror. We foul our nest with an array of pollutants. We succumb to preventable diseases. We struggle to...
I first got interested in the history of the English town of Bath years ago when I had the pleasure of sitting in the famous 鈥淧ump Room,鈥� sipping a glass of Bath water. A brochure on the table told...
Today when a new medication is introduced, we expect it to be backed by evidence gleaned from proper research. Our gold standard is the randomized double-blind controlled trial, but surprisingly...
It was a miracle! Or at least seemed to be one. The date: September 20, 1985. The place: A Hindu temple, New Delhi, India. Traffic around the temple snarled as the curious rushed to witness a...
The surefire signs that Spring is just around the corner have started to appear 鈥� trees are budding, flowers beginning to bloom and there鈥檚 more rain than snow. (Full disclosure 鈥� I live in the UK...
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