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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: The monthly comment from CTM founder, Phillip Day (now in video format).

WEEKLY HEALTH TIP: Retired and free at last from the drudgery of the daily grind, we can contemplate an idyllic existence in which gin and tonics are sipped, pastimes are gently pursued and exotic lands are explored at leisure. That's the ideal. But the reality is very different.
STUDY: SKIP THE WATER, HAVE A SODA INSTEAD: Will drinking eight glasses of water each day really improve your health? Not really, according to a study done at the University of Pennsylvania, reported by BBC and Fox News. Phillip Day's comment. Mike Adam's comment.
VITAMINS KILL? Vitamins A, C and E Increase Mortality?? (and other nonsense from the realm of junk science).
GLOBAL WARMING: Here's a story you won't have heard about. The founder of the Weather Channel in the US says Al Gore should be sued for fraud.
REGULAR EXERCISE CAN SLOW DOWN AGEING: Regular exercise can help slow down the effects of ageing by up to 12 years, a study claims.
SCANDAL OF TOXIC FUMES IN ALL JETS: Following CTM's previous article, the UK media now cites a report which claims thousands of plane passengers and cabin crew staff are being put at risk from toxic fumes pumped into aircraft.
STRESSED? TRY DOING THE DISHES MORE OFTEN: Doing just 20 minutes of housework or gardening every week is enough to boost mental health and reduce stress, experts say.
3000 CHILDREN WERE GIVEN UNLICENSED ANTI-PSYCHOTIC DRUGS DESPITE SAFETY FEARS: The number of British children being given controversial anti-psychotic drugs has increased sharply, according to research. As many as 3,000 children were administered the unlicensed drugs between 1996 and 2005 despite concerns from experts that they could cause long-term harm and even death.
CNN HELPS AUTISM DEBACLE BLOW UP IN GOVERNMENT'S FACE: On April 2, 2008 CNN spent the day bringing awareness to the problem of autism. Larry King's segment, which included Jenny McCarthy along with a panel of guests, was particularly enlightening.
FOOD COLOURINGS WITH LINKS TO HYPERACTIVITY MAY BE BANNED: Food safety watchdogs are expected to call today for a ban on six artificial food colourings which have been linked to hyperactivity in children.

BRITISH DOCTORS CONTINUE USELESS PRESCRIBING OF ANTIBIOTICS: In spite of a government effort to reduce the unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics, general practitioners in the United Kingdom are still giving out the drugs in cases where they are neither necessary nor helpful, says Mike Adams.
WHO'S A PRETTY NAUGHTY BOY? Barney the foul-mouthed parrot teaches other birds how to swear at tourists. If ever there was a vindication of Ivan Pavlov's theories on subconscious programming, this is it!

BIN LADEN'S 'RIGHT-HAND MAN' SET FOR LIFE ON BRITISH BENEFITS: One of the world's most dangerous terror suspects was last night preparing for a life on benefits in Britain after judges ruled that his deportation would breach human rights law.
PALACE, JET AND PERSONAL STAFF OF 22 FOR THE NEW EU PRESIDENT: The proposed full-time president of the European Union is to be given a personal jet, a palatial official residence and a personal staff of up to 22, under plans being considered in Brussels.
BRITISH WISHFUL THINKING ON EUROPE: Once again, The Economist is claiming that the Franco-German alliance, the motor of European integration, is in trouble. There's just one problem with this thesis, writes MEP Daniel Hanna. It is piffle.
MAILBAG: This month's collection of letters from our new subscribers about these and other issues.
Cartoons courtesy of NewsTarget.com.

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