Babble Wrap 25.09.08: Honey The New Antiobiotic?
Posted by Amber Robinson at 8:47 AM on September 25, 2008
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Honey could replace antibiotics
Awesome! Ottawa University doctors found in tests that ordinary honey kills bacteria that cause sinus infections, and does it better in most cases than antibiotics. Daily Telegraph
Quentin Bryce denied entry to prestigious men’s clubs
The new Governor-General and the NSW Governor Marie Bashir are among those being shunned by men’s clubs that have traditionally offered honorary membership to these office-holders, believing they would always be men. The Australian
Don’t eat the white rabbit!
Tests carried out in New Zealand on White Rabbit Creamy Candies had found sufficiently high levels of the artificial protein enhancer melamine to cause serious health problems such as kidney stones if large quantities are eaten. SMH
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