Born in Hastings, schooled at numerous establishments, including: Westerleigh, The Convent of Our Lady, Battle Abbey, Helenswood and Cranbrook School. Having achieved good grades for A-Level I took a gap year and applied to study Physics with Medical Physics at Exeter University; I graduated with first class honours so woo hoo!

My next step is a PhD; Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Cell Membranes.  Oh yes, it's very brainy stuff.  I start that in October, although I have bucketloads of background reading to do beforehand!

This summer I worked for EDP in Exeter

http://www.edpservices.org.uk/

I never knew there were charities like this for kids with drug &/or alcohol problems before I started to work there; I had lots of fun and worked with fun people who really knew their drugs ;)

I have a lovely fiance whom I met in my first month at uni - Simon. He's gorgeous, intelligent, talented and practially perfect in every way (see graduation pic - he's the incredibly tall one in the silly hat). You might see him playing bass in "Full Moon Fever"; a covers band which plays in many pubs all around Devon.

www.fullmoonfever.co.uk - I bought that website as Christmas present to him!  Hooray for geeks! 

Hope you like my site - do get in touch with me at n.l.cornes@ex.ac.uk

I have recently (3 years ago) decided to become a vegetarian. Since that time, I have felt enormously more healthy, and below are a few reasons why:

It is the position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.
A vegetarian diet is defined as one that does not include meat, fish, or fowl. Interest in vegetarianism appears to be increasing, with many restaurants and college foodservices offering vegetarian meals routinely. Substantial growth in sales of foods attractive to vegetarians has occurred, and these foods appear in many supermarkets. This position paper reviews the current scientific data related to key nutrients for vegetarians, including protein, iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin D, riboflavin, vitamin B-12, vitamin A, n-3 fatty acids, and iodine. A vegetarian, including vegan, diet can meet current recommendations for all of these nutrients. In some cases, use of fortified foods or supplements can be helpful in meeting recommendations for individual nutrients. Well-planned vegan and other types of vegetarian diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Vegetarian diets offer a number of nutritional benefits, including lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein as well as higher levels of carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, potassium, folate, and antioxidants such as vitamins C and E and phytochemicals. Vegetarians have been reported to have lower body mass indices than nonvegetarians, as well as lower rates of death from ischemic heart disease; vegetarians also show lower blood cholesterol levels; lower blood pressure; and lower rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and prostate and colon cancer.

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Let's talk Scabies. Scabies is a contagious (catching) disorder of the skin caused by very small, wingless insects or mites called the Human Itch mite or Scabies itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis (Hering).

The female insect burrows into the skin where she lays 1 - 3 eggs daily. A very small, hard to see, zigzag blister usually marks the trail of the insect as she lays her eggs. Other more obvious symptoms are an intense itching (especially at night) and a red rash that can occur at the area that has been scratched.

The most common locations for scabies are on the sides of fingers, between the fingers, on the backs of the hands, on the wrists, heels, elbows, armpits, inner thighs and around the waist (belt line). If untreated, the female will continue to lay eggs for about five weeks. The eggs hatch and the new mites begin the cycle all over again. The mites themselves are too small to be seen without magnification.

One of the great problems with scabies always has been misdiagnosis. Scabies is spread by personal contact, e.g., by shaking hands or sleeping together or by close contact with infected articles such as clothing, bedding or towels. It is usually found where people are crowded together or have frequent contact, and is most common among school children, families, roommates, and sexual partners. Scabies can be spread by the insect itself or by the egg.

Prompt action is required to rid a person of the insects and eggs. Sulfur has been used (6 - 10% in lotion or cream) since Roman times as a scabicide, but you might be allergic.