Thursday, March 8, 2007

Cold Hard Facts


You take echinacea, eat garlic and drink herbal teas—but are you preventing a cold any more than your soda-drinking, candy-munching officemate? Do any of the cold remedies people swear by really work? What is fact and what’s folklore?

Miracle cures? Echinacea, zinc, garlic and other supplements


When a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine reported that echinacea didn’t prevent or help cold symptoms, you could almost hear the collective cry of despair from millions of herbal devotees. Some researchers are careful to point out that this study only showed that one specific formulation and dose of echinacea did not help with rhinovirus-induced colds in one group of subjects, but this “on the one hand, on the other hand” response is symptomatic of research findings on most cold remedies.

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Mother"s Day - 13th May 2007

Mother"s Day - 13th May 2007
CARNATIONS: According to Christian legend, carnations first appeared on Earth as Jesus carried the Cross. The Virgin Mary shed tears at Jesus' plight, and carnations sprang up from where her tears fell. Thus the pink carnation became the symbol of a mother's undying love, and in 1907 was chosen by Ann Jarvis as the emblem of Mother's Day, now observed in the United States and Canada on the second Sunday in May .................................... COLOUR MESSAGES: For the most part, carnations express love, fascination, and distinction. Pink carnation the symbol of a mother's undying love. Light red carnations represent admiration. Dark red denote deep love and affection. White carnations indicate pure love and good luck. Striped symbolize a regret that a love cannot be shared. Green carnations are for St. Patrick's Day. Purple carnations indicate capriciousness. Pink carnations have the most symbolic and historical significance.