once you're up there, faced with the consequences of drinking #5, looking for a bathroom, don't expect me to come to your rescue.

As I was driving to breakfast on Friday I heard the announcement that Guantanamo Bay will close the next 12 months.

Did our kids really enjoy their Christmas gifts?

Umbilical cord blood preservation makes the news yet again. The Brisbane Courier Mail has published an article that claims that many Australians are wasting their money through umbilical cord preservation using private companies. They cite the lack of use of preserved umbilical cord blood as their rationale.

We live in a strange world where sometimes ethics take over from common sense. I can fully understand the problems some people have with the concept of stem cells, particularly when they are collected from foetuses, however they are obtained.