The chef who is allergic to ... water Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Andy Laughton has been forced to wash his hands of his job as a chef after discovering he is allergic to water.
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 562 [+].
The teenage girl who is allergic to WATER Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Teenager Ashleigh Morris can't go swimming, soak in a hot bath or enjoy a shower after a stressful day's work - she's allergic to water. Even sweating brings the 19-year-old out in a painful rash. Ashleigh, from Melbourne, Australia, is allergic to water of any temperature, a condition she's lived with since she was 14.
Comments: 13 Score: [-] 704 [+].
It's Diet Coke for mum allergic to water Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
AN English woman who developed an allergy to water almost four years ago remains unable to shower, swim or even cuddle her toddler.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 225 [+].
Bottled Water - Where Does That Water Come From? Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
The economic value of "special water" was first cultivated in Europe during the late 1700s when people began visiting natural springs to drink the water or bathe in it. Then in 1767, Jackson's spa in Boston began bottling their water.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 48 [+].
9 Great Reasons to Drink Water, and How to Form the Water Habit Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
We all know that water is good for us, but often the reasons are a little fuzzy. And even if we know why we should drink water, it's not a habit that many people form.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 40 [+].
Water crisis threatens Yemen's swelling population Posted: 3 months ago by kakana
Water shortages in the southern city of Aden are already fueling violence. One person was shot dead and three were wounded, two of them police, during water protests on Aug. 24.
*This is about water, something we take for granted every day.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 156 [+].
Horse From High Wycombe Allergic To Grass Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
Pandora a thoroughbred mare is suffering from an almost unheard of complaint - she is allergic to grass.
The five-year-old spends her life encased in a specially designed high-tech coverall which means she has the freedom to go outside.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 313 [+].
Meet Mouse, the horse that's allergic to hay Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Mouse the horse has been put on a strict diet of nuts and given a bed of shredded paper after her owners discovered she is allergic to hay and straw.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 255 [+].
Chef wants to outlaw out-of-season vegetables Posted: 2 years ago by jhordie
Celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay said restaurants should be fined if they serve locally out-of-season fruit and vegetables.
Apparently stardom has seriously gone to this guy's head.
Comments: 27 Score: [-] 397 [+].
'Royal' chef axed by US network Posted: 2 years ago by topofall
A British chef who reportedly invented his knighthood, gifts from the Queen and stints in the White House has been dropped by his US TV employers.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 104 [+].
Near-fatal allergic reaction caused by Starbucks dessert Posted: 10 months ago by muppet
Gardiner is allergic to nuts. On May 19, 2008, Gardiner said she ate a Starbucks Peach Yogurt Parfait — after finding no mention of nuts in the listed ingredients and being assured by a Starbucks employee that it was nut-free.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 174 [+].
Allergic to life: The 10-year-old girl who mystifies doctors by coming out in painful blisters if she touches anything Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
She is not just allergic to an alarming array of food products, but to a host of man-made materials - meaning that something as simple as walking across carpet can trigger painful blistering.
While what she eats can trigger an agonising reaction internally, what she touches can trigger a similar response on the outside.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 356 [+].
Wife discovers she's allergic to her husband's sperm on her honeymoon Posted: 3 weeks ago by 2manyusernames
Prior to being married they always used protection. After getting married Juie Boyde found that she was severely allergic to her husband, Mike's sperm. Contact with his sperm would cause a burning sensation and even blisters. Women, this is why making your man grilled cheese sandwiches early in the relationship is so important.
Comments: 56 Score: [-] 840 [+].
Chef with fear of food survives on biscuits Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A chef with a fear of food has survived for the past 25 years on a diet of biscuits. Andrew Forster's bizarre eating disorder means he cannot eat the meals he cooks up for customers at his restaurant.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 251 [+].
Swedish Chef Nipple Threat Posted: 10 months ago by pocksucket
Oh come on, it's a given. If a chef from Sweden makes the news it's almost the law that someone, somewhere is going to say it. And it's going to be me.
Bork! Bork! Bork!
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 447 [+].
Le Chef Chef Posted: 2 years ago by extc68
Pretty weird.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 13 [+].
Pastry chef receives double hand transplant Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
In 1999, Kepner lost both hands and feet to a strep infection.
At the time, Kepner's daughter was only 3 years old. "She doesn't remember her dad any other way but this. We looked through pictures and we can't find one of him holding her hand. That's one thing she was looking forward to -- that she's going to be able to hold her dad's hand again."
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 523 [+].
Animation-There's Something in the Water Posted: 2 years ago by misswinkle
V Water - there's something in the water . A wicked animation advertisement for water.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 86 [+].
As climate changes, is water the new oil? Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
More than a billion people lack access to clean water, and 2.5 billion are without water for sanitation, with 80 percent of all disease borne by dirty water.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 177 [+].
Spin dry: The washing machine that needs just one cup of water Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A washing machine that uses only a cup of water to carry out a full wash, leaving clothes virtually dry, has been developed by British inventors.
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 736 [+].
Another Bloody Water Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
According to Jay Dillon, the director of Subgroup: "It tends to stand out on the shelves, by not standing out. Whilst all the other brands are fighting on the shelf with the same old cascasding water falls and water droplets etc. Our clear invisible bottle makes a focus of the water inside. Because after all it's just another bloody water, right!"
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 309 [+].