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Alister's Blog: April 2010
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The great path is really no path at all" - Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido. Friday, 23 April 2010. How Far Should We Go With Organ Donation? With the growth of an ageing population, improved technology and an ever increasing demand for organ donation, do we need to rethink current practices? Reflecting Public Concerns and Stimulating Debate. Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern, Professor of Social Anthropology at Cambridge University, is the Chair of the inquiry, and is interested in the ethics of provid...
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Alister's Blog: Winning the Battle Against Obesity
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The great path is really no path at all" - Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido. Friday, 23 April 2010. Winning the Battle Against Obesity. Scientists are adding seaweed to bread and other common food stuffs to find ways to help people lose weight while they eat. A team of UK scientists from Newcastle University are engaged in research that shows that dietary fibre contained in alginates from commercially used sea kelp, can help reduce the amount of fat absorbed by the body by up to 75 per cent. Alginate l...
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Alister's Blog: February 2010
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The great path is really no path at all" - Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido. Thursday, 11 February 2010. The History of Silk Production: Silk Stands the Test of Time. The history of silk contains legend, follows the rise and decline of dynasties and empires, and mirrors the great movements of social and economic development. The Opening of Silk Routes. From 552 A.D sericultural (silkworm culture) began to spread throughout Asia Minor and the Mediterranean. The story has it that it was smuggled ...Altho...
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Alister's Blog: January 2010
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The great path is really no path at all" - Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido. Thursday, 14 January 2010. Pandemic Profits Cash Trail: Council of Europe to Probe Pharmaceutical Companies. Fears over a Swine Flu pandemic may have disappeared, but questions remain unanswered over the World Health Organisation's concessions to pressure from pharma companies. It is also likely that those governments - including Britain, France and Germany - seeking to offload vaccine stocks on the open market, will be sellin...
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Alister's Blog: December 2009
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The great path is really no path at all" - Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido. Thursday, 31 December 2009. China still has a severe and punitive mentality. No matter how modern and sophisticated China becomes, this fundamental quality of harshness will remain a stumbling block to improved internal and international relations. Read more. And check out the link re Antonio Riva. Links to this post. Wednesday, 30 December 2009. Diet and Fitness on a Budget. How to Lose Weight Without Losing Money. Mortal Gam...
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Alister's Blog: How Far Should We Go With Organ Donation?
http://agillies.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-far-should-we-go-with-organ.html
The great path is really no path at all" - Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido. Friday, 23 April 2010. How Far Should We Go With Organ Donation? With the growth of an ageing population, improved technology and an ever increasing demand for organ donation, do we need to rethink current practices? Reflecting Public Concerns and Stimulating Debate. Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern, Professor of Social Anthropology at Cambridge University, is the Chair of the inquiry, and is interested in the ethics of provid...
