The stuff they pulled should never have been removed. Some of it is mundane and some of it is outright read more

The stuff they pulled should never have been removed. Some of it is mundane and some of it is outright ridiculous.

While final figures on the number of people in need of urgent assistance are still being established, donors must respond read more

While final figures on the number of people in need of urgent assistance are still being established, donors must respond now if we are going to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.

I'm proud of the whole team's effort. With Ogre out, we had to have everybody step up. We wanted him read more

I'm proud of the whole team's effort. With Ogre out, we had to have everybody step up. We wanted him to rest tonight. We don't know how long it will be before we have him back. We didn't want to risk making it worse.

There has to be a certain amount of common sense. As we know, common sense isn't that common.

There has to be a certain amount of common sense. As we know, common sense isn't that common.

It was a long time in the hot seat and I was hopeful that I might hold on,

It was a long time in the hot seat and I was hopeful that I might hold on,

It's a free country. You can say anything you want. True baseball fans don't say stuff like that. What can read more

It's a free country. You can say anything you want. True baseball fans don't say stuff like that. What can you do?

The good thing about being Dr. Frankenstein is that you can always make new friends.

The good thing about being Dr. Frankenstein is that you can always make new friends.

Every game we have to show up to play. The whole conference has really strengthened.

Every game we have to show up to play. The whole conference has really strengthened.

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, read more

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, after a slow start, it grew to become a $US2.3 billion ($3 billion today) blockbuster for its owner, Pfizer, in 2003.] About 80 per cent of the prescriptions were for unapproved uses - conditions like bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, hot flashes, migraines and tension headaches, ... In fact, Neurontin has become a sort of all-purpose restorative for chronic discomfort of almost any type - yet there is almost no good published evidence that it works.