Health
Essential guidelines for handling human tissue
The use of human tissue is a crucial element for medical research charged with developing new drugs and treatments for human disease. In order to maintain the integrity of the research and development, and the health and safety of the laboratories and staff, it is essential that all products are handled and interrogated in a […]
Get the Phsyio You Want
Not every physio will be as good as you may hope. When you go through the NHS, you never know who you might get, and whilst one person may be lucky enough to get a senior physiotherapist with years of experience, the next may find that their treatment comes from a student therapist. This is […]
Research into Equine Arthritis May Help Humans Too
In 2011, the University of Florida received a grant to study the possibility of coming up with a one off gene therapy for arthritis. Unusually the therapy is designed to be used on humans and other large mammals such as horses.
The Army Has More Horses than Tanks
The announcement of a new wave of redundancies across the armed forces has led many journalists to find out more about the makeup of the British forces. In the process of doing so they have uncovered some interesting and remarkable facts. The BBC journalist, Steven McKenzie, found it interesting that the British army has more […]
Laminitis Research Gets a Boost
Laminitis is a serious disease that affects thousands of horses in the UK and in many other countries. It also affects other large animals especially cattle, and is a disease with serious consequences. It can render an animal lame, and lead to their having to be put down. Even when an animal does not need […]