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What's On

PHILLIP DAY'S 'LET'S FIX BRITAIN' UK TOUR 2003: 'Got your tickets for Phillip Day's 'Let's Fix Britain' tour yet? Only a few more dates left to go. Click here to examine schedule or purchase a ticket.

STEVEN RANSOM UK DATES COMING UP: Steven Ransom, author of Plague, Pestilence and the Pursuit of Power, Great News on Cancer in the 21st Century and co-author of World Without AIDS, is currently on tour in the UK.

This issue's round-up of EU stories...

• IDS REVOLT: Iain Duncan Smith (leader of the UK Conservative party) yesterday thrust himself to the head of a revolt against a European superstate with a call for a "democratic revolution" against the euro and the draft European constitution.
• NEW FOOD WATCHDOG BANS EU COUNTRIES FROM BEING GM FREE: Nations and regions which want to stay free of genetically modified crops will be banned from doing so under a devastating ruling by EU scientists.

A few common items in our lives and the dangers they may present...

• MICROWAVE COOKING, A HANDY TIME-SAVER OR SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT?
• NON-STICK COOKWARE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT:
• IT'S NOT HERE YET BUT COULD BE IF CERTAIN PEOPLE GET THEIR WAY: X-rays for passengers at airports.

The fluoride debate continues...

• UPDATES FROM THE IFIN: The battle rages on in Australia and New Zealand.

• 'MEDITERANEAN DIET' CREDITED WITH REDUCING RISK OF CANCER, HEART DISEASE: A study of more than 22,000 Greeks provided further evidence on Wednesday that the "Mediterranean diet" rich in cheese, nuts and olive oil can protect against heart disease and cancer.
• CANDIDA, A CRISIS OF CRITTERS: An excerpt from Phillip Day's forthcoming new book The ABC's of Disease examines parasites and what to do about them.
• SMALLPOX VACCINES APPEAR TO LAST A LIFETIME: If you received a smallpox vaccine during your lifetime, it's likely that you would still have some protection if the virus were used in a bio terrorism attack, according to a study.
• POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD? To children and parents alike, school sports day can be an unforgettable experience as the winners triumphantly cross the finishing line. But to headmistress Judith Wressel, traditional events such as the sack race and the egg and spoon are merely an embarrassment to those pupils who fail to achieve victory.
• ONE OF OUR READERS RELAYS HIS STORY OF A FAMILY MEMBER'S RECENT SUCCESS AGAINST CANCER:
• CANCER RISK HIGHER ON THE PILL: Contraceptive pills taken by more than three million women in Britain may be significantly raising their risk of breast cancer, it was claimed last night.
• OVERWEIGHT COSTING AMERICA NEARLY 100 BILLION:
• VICTORY! The U.S. House of Representatives just passed HR 1170, the Child Medication Safety Act of 2003, which prevents schools from coercing parents to drug their children with psychotropic drugs, by a vote of 425 to ONE.
  
• MAILBAG: A collection of recent comments from our subscribers.
  

PHILLIP DAY'S BRAND NEW 'ABC'S OF DISEASE' UK TOUR 2003, get your tickets now!