Shingles is a viral infection of the nerve fibres produced by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The virus is noted by the appearance of clusters of painful blisters. These often appear where the affected nerves end, usually showing up on one side of the body, often on the trunk or face. Shingles often signals … Continued
According to Ed Yong in his best-selling book, I contain multitudes: ‘All of us are constantly seeding the world with our microbes every time we touch an object, we leave a microbial imprint upon it. Every time we walk, talk, scratch, shuffle, or sneeze, we cast a personalised cloud of microbes into space. Every person … Continued
Our picture shows a bee heavy with pollen on the flower of the Devil’s Bit Scabious late on in September. Nicolas Culpepper (1616 – 54) the famed London herbalist and astrologer thought most highly of the medicinal properties of the Devil’s Bit. He said: “The root was longer until the devil bit it away, envying … Continued
