Archive for August, 2009

Endemic, Epidemic, Pandemic. What do they mean?

With the winter fast approaching in the northern hemisphere we will probably see an increase in the number of swine flu infections.  Some of the terminology used in discussing this infection can be quite confusing  so here are some terms you may come across.
An infection is said to be Endemic in a population when  there [...]

Organic Food

Organic farming is not new, it has existed for thousands of years, in fact since farming began.  Over the last 60 years or so with the development of fertilizers and other modern technologies, traditional farming methods have gone into decline.  After World War II we saw advances in food production methods with the aim of [...]