Don’t steal the cookies from the cookie jar, and wash your hands after you go to the toilet were the staples of my childhood education. And I learned them long before I learned how to read and write. But what if someone told you that sometimes after you’ve gone to the toilet you shouldn’t wash [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Disease: bugs and grubs’
Feb
4
Picking the right friends: “Don’t worry, I’m not contagious anymore.”
Everyone has had a cold. Your nose is runny, ears are blocked, and your head feels like it’s filled with cotton balls. Hot soup and tea become the elixir of life, and health is more important than work stress or any diet you’ve been trying to keep. But then something interesting happens; after a few [...]
Jan
20
Reality bites: Does eating bananas repel mosquitoes?
It was a lovely, balmy night. A couple of my friends were sitting outside enjoying a meal as the buttery sun began to set. Suddenly, I could feel something moving on my arm. I knew what it was straight away, and without a second thought WACK! With great satisfaction I looked at my arm: a [...]
Jul
4
What’s hot, and what’s snot?
They say that nothing in life is more certain than death and taxes. But I say nothing in life is more certain than people picking their noses, particularly in cars with tinted windows. Despite this opening line, I’m actually not so curious about why people think that we can’t see them, but why snot is [...]
Jun
10
Sneezy Breezy Beautiful: the truth about sneezes
Sneezing. It wrecks romantic moments, ruins dramatic movies and spreads disease faster than fornicating with Britney Spears. No matter where you’re from, who you are or what you do you will have sneezed at one point in your life. The universality of the sneeze could explain why so many myths have surrounded it: if you [...]