Having heard of Naltrexone as a way of beating heroin addiction, I was interested - says Clea Myers - to read about its progress with alcoholism, an illness that affects significantly more of our population and one that will steadily grow in these credit-crunching times, if past statistics are to be believed.

Personally, I doubt my own ability to willingly drink cocktails alongside a pill that inhibits their euphoric effects. Not so, however, for Mrs M,  who has successfully controlled her problem drinking with this pill

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Senior members of SGI-USA give online encouragement.

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The Fives Modes of Prayer

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'I know the human being and fish can co-exist peacefully.'

'Our ememies are innovative and resourceful - and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and people - and neither do we.'

'Reading is the basics for all learning.' 

Dr Alan Bittner, a leading Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon, has been running his car using body fat from his patients.  Bittner uses the fat removed during liposuction procedures to power his 4x4. So, piling on the pounds this Christmas could be beneficial after all, writes Julia Stephenson.

Lawsuits against Dr. Craig Alan Bittner uncovered the claims that he was turning the medical waste into biodiesel to power his Ford SUV and his girlfriend's Lincoln Navigator. Although there's no mention of how Bittner did it, the triglycerides in the different types of fat, including human, can be turned into diesel fuel.

Angelina Jolie is most definitely not just a pretty face. The American actress, who is acclaimed as one of the most beautiful women in the world, is also a compassionate and committed UNCHR Goodwill Ambassador, says Geraldine Royds

For the last 7 years, Angelina Jolie has been travelling to remote and desolate regions throughout the world, promoting humanitarian causes.  Noted for her work with refugees through UNHCR, she has worked with field staff in refugee camps in Darfur, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Cambodia and Tanzania amongst others.  She is known to cover all of her costs while on missions, and shares the same basic working and living conditions as her fellow relief workers.