Hazing in the Military – Don’t soldiers care for their Comrades-in-Arms

I recently came across the story in the summer published in the Daily Telegraph in the UK which describes a hazing incident in the army that resulted in a poor soldier literally boiling himself to death. He suffered, not hypothermia, but hyperthermia in which his body temperature soars above the regular range. I wrote a…

Asbestos – take care: you may still be at risk!

It’s always a challenge to write about some topics, especially those which I have had no direct relationship with. But, I was researching mesothelioma for this article, when I was astounded how many famous people had actually been affected by this disease, including Steve McQueen who worked in the navy shipyards when he was young. Mesothelioma…