Antibiotics and multiresistant bacteria
Dear Reader RESISTANT BACTERIA has become a very serious problem …. You must have read the scary stories in the papers about cases of MRSA in our hospitals and the
More help is needed
By: MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
Non-compliance – probably the worst of all illnesses
Dear Reader, AS PROMISED, this month I will write about another one of the 12 most deadliest illnesses. Non-compliance is as dangerous as cancer or heart attacks. The term ‘non-compliance’
UFO sighting
PARTY GOERS in Stirlingshire, Scotland, who sent balloons with candles attached floating into the sky, caused local police to be flooded with reports of UFO sightings. Party guests had released
Millionaire divorce
A MILLIONAIRE businessman has posted the details of his divorce settlement on the internet after becoming sick of local gossip. Gary Dean, 47, from Preston, posted the information on his
Bullet proof bras
AROUND 3,000 German policewomen will receive special bras to wear underneath their bullet proof vests, which local media have labelled “bullet-proof bras.” Made of white cotton and featuring the word
The real test
By: MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
Drunk on nature
RESEARCHERS HAVE found that tree shrews that thrive on fermented nectar suck up amounts that would inebriate a human but seem to have no ill-effects themselves. The findings, reported in
Police surfers
POLICE OFFICERS in Poland have been banned from using a popular social networking site, similar to Facebook, because they are using it instead of concentrating on their work. “Like many
Boy bites dog
AN 11-YEAR-old boy from Belo Horizonte in Brazil, who broke his canine tooth when he bit a dog in self defence, is enjoying his moment of fame. Gabriel Almeida bit