James Meikle
Former Guardian journalist, four decades a hack, even longer a Spurs fan. Retweets not always support James Meikle has over 902 followers on Twitter.
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/ 29 June 2005

Hot passions and cold feet

Women may fool their sexual partners by faking orgasm, but their brains cannot lie. Reaching a proper sexual climax is, for women at least, a mind-blowing event. Large parts of their brains that deal with emotion and fear appear to shut down so that they can enjoy the thrill.

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/ 13 February 2004

Be my valentine -– share my STD

The British government launched an explicit advertising campaign on Monday as part of a drive to reduce the rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Radio advertisements warn of the risk of developing genital warts, and spoof Valentine cards are being distributed in clubs, student unions and other social haunts of young people.

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/ 21 May 2003

UK plans water flouride

United Kingdom government ministers plan to extend the fluoridation of tap water in England and Wales, believing that proven benefits to dental health outweigh civil liberties objections and the possibility of increased medical risk.

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/ 26 July 2002

Health watchdog to ban herbal remedy

Health watchdogs in the United Kingdom are preparing to ban kava-kava, the popular herbal remedy for anxiety that has been linked to liver damage and death. A voluntary agreement with manufacturers and retailers to keep it off the shelves, adopted last December, has not been universally followed.