are tranquillizers addictive?

Why were medics so sure that tranquillizers are not addictive? [...]

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The electric toothbrush and the sleeping draft

Clinical research into such matters as the relative effectiveness of different types of toothbrush,and the habutuative effect of sleeping pills,cannot be interpreted as crudely as many people think. [...]

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How to ensure the poor are always with us

Our town has many charity shops selling cheap but smart second-hand clothes. Whether or not you feel happy buying this sort of clothing for your family is just a matter of attitude. You don't have to be rich to be well clothed. You do have to be less concerned with the latest fashions or [...]

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Why do we so often reject the truth? (Ignaz Semmelweis –2)

All too often new ideas that make significant improvements are rejected. Why does this happen? [...]

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How do people come up with ground-breaking ideas?

So much that is obvious now was ground-breaking when first understood. How do we come up with really new idea? [...]

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Why does the media get things wrong?

There are good reasons why journalists (and bloggers) make honest errors in their reporting [...]

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