Category Archives: Health
I’m confused about vaping
Several times recently I have been slightly annoyed by clouds of vaping fumes in my face.
Read more...The science of seeing a GP
Trying to get a GP appointment is more and more complicated every time I try. My local surgery changes its policy on a regular basis, meaning I have to keep relearning the rules, tips and cheats involved if I want to see a doctor.
Read more...Burn some calories in the bath!
Take a bath instead of exercise – that sounds great to me!
Read more...Candles on Camembert?
Office cake is a danger to our health and staff should celebrate or be rewarded with nuts or cheese instead – according to a leading dentist.
Read more...Magic Beans
Full of vitamins, minerals and cancer-fighting properties, the humble chickpea is one of the cheapest sources of protein and a store cupboard staple worldwide.
Read more...Where The Wild Things Are
After Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s Reactor 4 exploded on 26th April 1986, the surrounding area impacted by the radiation fallout (known as the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, or CEZ) was evacuated.
Read more...When Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact
Who remembers Michael Crichton’s 1969 novel ‘The Andromeda Strain’, about the outbreak of a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that degrades plastic? Or the first episode of Doomwatch, a BBC sci-fi series that aired in the 70s, which revolved around a plastic dissolving microbe and was aptly named ‘The Plastic Eaters’?
Read more...Coffee drinking ‘reduces risk of liver disease and lowers cholesterol’
Apparently drinking high volumes of coffee…
Read more...The Pursuit of Happiness
In the fourth World Happiness Report, released in March, the levels of happiness of people across the world have been rated by considering factors such as trust, healthy years of life expectancy and perceived freedom to make life choices.
Read more...Stamping out sugar
With the Chancellor’s budget announcement of a ‘sugar tax’ on drinks, and a focus on diabetes during April’s #WorldHealthDay, sugar is well and truly under attack and a mission to reduce childhood (and adult) obesity has begun. And not a moment too soon.
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