“With profound gratitude and great humility I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States” – this is how Barack Obama opened his speech at Invesco Field last night, a speech that was as important to the rest of the world as it is to America.Referring to the USA as a nation at [...]
Call me a cynic, but does it not seem just a little strange that John McCain thinks the best person in the whole of America to be his running mate for the vice presidency of the USA is a middle aged, middle class, white, ‘i’ve got a son with a disability and another in the [...]
Well done to whoever it was who decided to have a victory parade for Scotland’s Olympic heroes yesterday. In typical ‘act now, think later’ Scottish style the athletes were welcomed home with a parade in Edinburgh – perfectly timed to coincide with the remnants of the festivals, and still fresh in the hearts and minds [...]
In a key speech Bill Clinton, former president of the USA, has pledged his support to Barack Obama, telling the convention audience last night that he now feels Obama is ready and able to do the job. Just as well he has given his vote of confidence, as Obama is on the verge of making [...]
Rumours of a new Led Zeppelin album are flying high with the news that Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones are in the recording studio with Jason Bonham[son of the original drummer John Bonham]. Although the group declared their reunion concert in December 2007 a ‘one-off’ they cannot failed to have noticed [...]
All sufferers from Wet AMD, a degenerative eye disease which causes permanent loss of vision in the elderly, will now be able to receive the drug Lucentis on the NHS.
Age Related Macular Degeneration[AMD] can be wet or dry. Although not as common as the dry form of the disease the wet form is more aggressive [...]
So Hilary Clinton has, at last, declared her intention to be Barack Obama’s new best buddy. In a vital speech at the democratic convention she has asked her supporters to come in to the Obama fold and give their full support to the nominated democratic candidate for the presidency of the USA.
Some reporters have been [...]
Yet another health report is telling us that middle aged people should take aspirin daily to ward off the possibility of strokes or heart attacks. While it is widely accepted that the health benefits from taking aspirin is real, it should be emphasised that the dosage recommended is very small – in fact only pills [...]
