A few months ago when I heard that Tony Hart had passed away I found it very sad. Not only his death but the fact that in the last few years of his life he had suffered a number of strokes which had left him unable to draw or paint. I just thought this was such a tragic situation for someone to be in when drawing and painting had been such a major part of their life. However the fact that Tony Hart has encouraged generation after generation of children to explore the joy of art should not be forgotten.
So it brought a smile to my face today when I heard that over 200 fans had gathered outside London's Tate Modern with an assorted collection of home made Morph's (Tony Hart's trusty plasticine side-kick). I thought this was a very touching and memorable farewell (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7918002.stm).
Monday 2 March 2009
Sunday 1 March 2009
Ineffective Cough/Cold Medicines
This morning I was checking out the BBC news website and found an article about the ineffectiveness of cough/cold medicines for children under 12. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7917188.stm)
It got me thinking to the times I havent been feeling that best over the past few years. I usually go into Boots and try to find the most powerful/fast acting/all singing/all dancing wonder-remedy. However no matter what I end up taking I still feel like crap for the next few days and just have to be patient until I get over it naturally.
So just how effective are all the cough/cold remedy's that are for sale? If doubt is being raised over the medicines success with children under 12 maybe someone needs to look at the bigger picture. I wonder if anyone has ever studied the success rates of these wonder-remedies in comparison to the standard paracetamol. I know there is a huge difference in the cost between basic paracetamol (under 50p) and the so called wonder-remedies (closer to £5) but based on my own experience im not so convinced if there is any real difference in their effectiveness.
In the article parents are advised to 'stick to the simple, best practice - paracetamol, ibuprofen, warm lemon and honey - after all, a cough and a cold will get better on its own, after a few days'. Maybe this is something we should all bare in mind before handing over our money for the supposed wonder-remedies.
It got me thinking to the times I havent been feeling that best over the past few years. I usually go into Boots and try to find the most powerful/fast acting/all singing/all dancing wonder-remedy. However no matter what I end up taking I still feel like crap for the next few days and just have to be patient until I get over it naturally.
So just how effective are all the cough/cold remedy's that are for sale? If doubt is being raised over the medicines success with children under 12 maybe someone needs to look at the bigger picture. I wonder if anyone has ever studied the success rates of these wonder-remedies in comparison to the standard paracetamol. I know there is a huge difference in the cost between basic paracetamol (under 50p) and the so called wonder-remedies (closer to £5) but based on my own experience im not so convinced if there is any real difference in their effectiveness.
In the article parents are advised to 'stick to the simple, best practice - paracetamol, ibuprofen, warm lemon and honey - after all, a cough and a cold will get better on its own, after a few days'. Maybe this is something we should all bare in mind before handing over our money for the supposed wonder-remedies.
Saturday 28 February 2009
Clueless 1st Time Blogger
So i've never really thought about blogging before and i really have no idea at all about it. Just trying to get this 1st post up has been a mini-drama. But i find the idea of blogging very interesting as it seems to be a great way to exchange ideas and viewpoints with people. However that does seem to put a lot of pressure on a 1st time blogger. What exactly do i have to say?? I have had a browse and found that a lot of blogs seem to have a theme (family, books, movies, living in a certain place, relationships etc). Well I have no theme. I have a lot of thoughts and views on all matter of things from music to movies to politics to relationships and everything else that makes up the 21st century life.
So I'm gonna give this whole blogging thing a go and see where it leads me. Hopefully I will be able to generate some sort of debate and gain something useful from the experience. However if it just allows me to caputure my thoughts in the one place and be part of the i-pod generation that not such a bad thing either.
So I'm gonna give this whole blogging thing a go and see where it leads me. Hopefully I will be able to generate some sort of debate and gain something useful from the experience. However if it just allows me to caputure my thoughts in the one place and be part of the i-pod generation that not such a bad thing either.
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