Characteristics of the Grasses That Cause Allergy Grasses cause three times as many allergies as trees because they grow almost anywhere in the world (from the frozen North to the equator), even though they thrive best in moderate climates. There are many kinds of grasses, some of which, like sugar cane, wheat, rye, corn, bamboo, [...]

IVF is a technique for fertilising your eggs with your partner’s sperm outside your body – hence the use of the phrase ‘test tube babies’. The fertilised egg is then implanted back into your womb. Who Should Have It? IVF may be used as a last resort by couples who have had unexplained fertility for [...]

What is it? A feeling that after some time with the same partner things have become predictable and lost their spice and excitement. Most couples who have been married for more than ten years or so complain that sex is boring some, or even all, of the time. Sexual boredom is not inevitable, though, and [...]

Relief When a doctor finally puts a name to all that pain and suffering you feel relieved. At last someone has recognized that you do have something wrong with you and it is not all in your head. No, you are not neurotic and your symptoms have a name. Endometriosis. You do not have cancer [...]

Although many learned researchers talk about the ‘psychodynamics’ (i.e. the interplay between physiological and other factors) of accidents, especially accidents in the home, there is little doubt that most accidents are caused through carelessness and thoughtlessness. Over 2 million people are involved in accidents in their homes every year in the UK, a figure which [...]