'Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in the land is fairest of all?' Mirrors are not a new invention.From the polished metal mirrors of 600 BC to the mirrors we have in our homes today, surfaces that reflect, that mirror, enable us to gaze at our own appearance. 'Mirrors' now...
How to change the world Nicholas D Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Virago, 2010, £12 Pb 352pp, ISBN 9781844086825 Reviewed by Rhona Knight, GP in Leicester Fierce, pragmatic, full of inspiring stories of courage and determination, Half the Sky is essential reading for every one of us - whichever our gender, wherever...
Cosmetic surgery is big business The saying goes that no one ever lost money by over estimating women's vanity. The same could probably be said of men. In 2011, the UK cosmetics product industry was valued at £8.3 billion. (3) Cosmetic interventions are also a booming business, worth £2.3 billion...
I boarded the train, laptop in rucksack, ready to start this article on the public consultation by the Department of Health (DoH) on a review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (HFE Act). As I got on, a wry smile came to my lips. The train was called Charles...