• REPATRIATION OF POWER: This concise editorial from the Daily Telegraph gets straight to the point in detailing the significance of the proposed EU constitution and what a yes or no vote could mean for Britain.
• TILLACK RULING HANDS ACE TO COMMISSION: The European Court of Justice has given the European Commission the all clear to "go fishing" in journalists' files whenever it likes, according to the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ).
• MOVES TO END FRAUD VETOED: Members of the European Parliament rejected moves yesterday to clean up scandal-ridden arrangements for their travel allowances and expenses. Their decision prompted anger and disbelief from British MEPs, who voted for proposed reforms.
  

... AND THE ROUND-UP OF HEALTH NEWS FOR THIS MONTH

• MOBILE PHONES, THE NEW 'BIG TOBACCO'? So, there's this incredibly popular product that has widespread consumer use and a massive marketing presence. Nearly everyone uses it, and it has very high social acceptance, even though some people find it annoying when used in public. Unfortunately, studies start to appear showing that the product might be harmful to its users, even cancer-causing. Sound familiar?
• SAY GOODBYE TO MORNING SICKNESS: As much as 80 percent of pregnant women suffer from morning sickness in their first trimester. However, expecting mothers need not fear, for research may have discovered a natural way to help ease these queasy, wrenching feelings: Ginger.

• DOES IT WORK? GARLIC: Love its pungency or hate it, garlic has recently been portrayed as a cure for all our ills, writes Thea Jourdans.
• GARLIC FIGHTS HYPERTENSION: According to research on rats, an ingredient in garlic was found to prevent pulmonary hypertension, a potentially deadly type of high blood pressure in the arteries that brings blood to the lungs.
• ALLICIN EFFECTIVE AGAINST MRSA SUPERBUG: A compound extracted from garlic is effective against even the most antibiotic-resistant strains of MRSA, the killer hospital superbug, and can cure patients with MRSA-infected wounds within days, according to new research by microbiologist Dr Ron Cutler of the University of East London (UEL).
  
• WATER, THE STUFF OF LIFE: A look at the work of world-renowned water expert Dr Fereydoon Batmanghelidj and his research into the relationship between a wide range of complaints and dehydration.
• SO, WHICH WATER? When cost is an issue, which type of water filter is best suited to removing contaminants, such as fluoride and hormones, while keeping the water 'safe'?
  
• THE STORY OF ESSIAC: James Percival, Author of The Essiac Handbook, tells the incredible story of Rene Caisse's discovery of this herbal tea for cancer, what it is, and how to prepare it.
• FLUORIDE VICTORIES: The Fluoride Action Network report on two victories in Australia, one small one in NSW and one large one in Queensland.
• IS TV MORPHING YOUR CHILD INTO A BULLY? Discover just how much those hours in front of the box lead to aggressive behaviour in children.
• KYLIE MINOGUE: The 36-year-old pop singer recently announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, but promises her fans she will be back on stage as soon as she can.
• CALCULATE YOUR CHILD'S RISK OF MERCURY POISONING: To at least one expert, Dr. David Ayoub, the director of the Prairie Collaborative for Immunization, the evidence is clear that mercury is playing a central role in the autism epidemic.
  
• MAILBAG: This month's collection of letters from our new subscribers about these and other subjects.
  

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