Singing our way to health

What is it about health professionals and singing?

I read this week that once you have squirted soap on your hands as you enter wards in our hospitals that you should sing Happy Birthday twice while rubbing the soap into your hands and so ensure they are thoroughly clean.

Other health-related songs include Nellie The Elephant which... [more]

Political correctness - again

Is it fair to refer to special needs children by that term?

I ask because someone posted on a story we wrote this week about funding for special needs children: "Special Needs Children"?? Really? Surely a journalist should be aware of how to use language in an acceptable and up to date way." Oh dear, was my first thought.... [more] (2 comments)

The Cockney Alphabet

A for horses, B for mutton, C for yourself...

 I've often heard passing mention of the Cockney alphabet which begins A for horses, B for mutton etc and have now Googled the rest of it. There are various versions of it but this is a compilation of my favourite answers:

A for horses B for mutton C for yourself D for... [more]

Worst website of the year award

I DON'T know if there is such an award, but here's my nomination for the worst website of the year.

Pictured is one of many home pages that feature a ridiculous message asking me to reconfigure my computer just so I can look at their website:

"This site is best viewed at a screen resolution of 800 x600 and in Internet explorer... [more]

Nothing to sneeze at

Has swine flu made a return?

Has swine flu made a return? I hope not but a number of newspapers have been running stories about the increasing numbers of death from this disease. But I think the medical profession is going to have a hard time convincing the media to pick up this story and run with it. The media caught a cold last time... [more] (1 comment)