George Frederick Winter
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Anticancer Properties of Garlic
Garlic (Allium sativum) can be classified as a dietary anticarcinogen, whose antioxidant properties can reduce the incidence of certain human cancers
Aug 18, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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Lysozyme
How Dr Alexander Fleming, in 1922, discovered the anti-bacterial properties of lysozyme, first in his own nasal mucus and subsequently in tears
Aug 18, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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The Whispering Gallery
Hesketh Pearson's The Whispering Gallery caused literary controversy in 1926, resulting in a court case, when it was revealed as a hoax
Aug 11, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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Lobsang Rampa and The Third Eye
Lobsang Rampa was a fake Tibetan lama conjured up by Englishman Cyril Hoskins whose book, 'The Third Eye', was a bestseller
Aug 7, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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Glen House,Peeblesshire, Scotland
Part of the film 'Hallam Foe' was shot at Glen House, Peeblesshire, one of Scotland's historic homes
Aug 7, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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Viral Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E & G
An historical perspective of hepatitis caused by the viruses of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, hepatitis E and hepatitis G
Jul 22, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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Epstein-Barr Virus and Cancer
Anthony Epstein and Yvonne Barr discovered their eponymous virus in the 1960s when examining tumour material sent from lymphoma patients by Denis Burkitt
Jul 16, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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The Pre-Raphaelites
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in England began with Dante Rosetti, Holman Hunt and John Millais, who advocated a 'Truth to Nature' approach to art.
Jul 12, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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The Common Cold
Dr Christopher Andrewes was the driving force behind the Medical Research Council's Common Cold Unit, which was set up in Wiltshire, England, after the Second World War.
Jul 9, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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George Meikle Kemp
Short biography of George Meikle Kemp, who designed and built the Scott Monument in Princes Street, Edinburgh
Jul 5, 2007
- George Frederick Winter
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