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Parliamentary Committee on Homeopathy

The full title should be “The Parliamentary Science and Technology Select Committee on Homeopathy” but I think that would make the URL unreadable.  The English Parliament (UK Parliament?) has many Select Committees covering all aspects of governmental influence.  The Committees are drawn from all parties and their role is to examine evidence and take expert [...]

Give Blood Regularly

Now that you’ve read the title, the text should be of no surprise to you.  Yesterday I gave blood again, this was my twentieth donation and it took me less than an hour.  I’m too much of a scaredy cat to donate bone marrow and I’m not nearly clever enough to be a doctor, so [...]

The Wonder Stabber

Guess what I did tonight?  Go on, guess.  Nope, try again.  Shall I tell you?  Well… I gave blood.  I’ve been doing it several times a year for over 10 years now.  I have no medical skills, the thought of the pain of bone marrow donation gives me the shivers (not terribly manly, I know) [...]