60% of people don't know how to treat a nose bleed

http://www.nursingtimes.net/news/breakingnews/2009/02/survey_reveals_alarming_lack_of_knowledge_of_basic_first_aid_skills.html?tmcsTrackingInfo=$VPBRtp0pk-7FhVR7CJ1Ssm6lAXda8oaFmYECyFKVGNLa0pp0y_MrZPVnlx8MiE7319Kat0L4C-4$

Mouthwash 'can cause oral cancer'

Can mouthwash cause oral cancer?

This is about the alcohol in mouthwashes. We know that alcohol causes changes to cells that then allows carcinogens to act on the cells in certain individuals.
Is the amount of alcohol in the mouthwash enough to have this effect?

When I obtain the original article we will discuss this in class.



Mouthwash 'can cause oral cancer' - Telegraph

Golf can be bad for hearing

This is one of those pieces of research that make you want to carry out more studies on other sports.
So does Golf damage you hearing?
read this article and the original piece in the BMJ here.
The BBC covered it too.


Golf can be bad for hearing - Boing Boing