Author Archives: john graham

“Have N.I.C.E Approved Apple ?”

Posted on May 5, 2013 by john graham

I have written a lot about older people’s over reliance on pills.  (Click on “PILLS” in the TAG CLOUD). My favourite cartoon character in the GrumbleSmiles  blog is “Pilly Galore” who is an elderly lady whose life revolves around pills.   … Continue reading →

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“The Bald Truth”

Posted on April 28, 2013 by john graham

A shocking study by the University of Tokyo was published recently about balding men.    I am sure there is no truth in it.    I would not be surprised if the research was commissioned by the Japanese Association of Hairdressers … Continue reading →

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“Stay in the Town”

Posted on April 21, 2013 by john graham

I am sitting in my village home.  It is a long time ago that I wrote about a survey suggesting that living longer was related to living in the country.  (See “76th Birthday? Move to the Country” by clicking on May 2010 in the … Continue reading →

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“Retirement Aspirations”

Posted on April 14, 2013 by john graham

After a recent survey of 623 retired people, a spokesman for the Skipton Building Society, with more Yorkshire grit than silky P.R. talk,  said  “years ago the general perception was that once you had given up work and entered retirement, … Continue reading →

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“Expensive Cure”

Posted on April 7, 2013 by john graham

Here is a piece of research which is unlikely to be acted upon quickly, even though it is rather stating the obvious. Researchers from the University of California – who swore on oath that they had not been inhaling any … Continue reading →

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” An Epitaph for Mid-Stafford NHS “

Posted on March 31, 2013 by john graham

A man of great detail and Queen’s Council precision, A million coldly clinical words too late. About 1200 elderly deaths too many. 290 belated recommendations of regret, Put sticking plasters on a very ill NHS. But is this a case for sticking … Continue reading →

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” 290 Recommendations for the NHS”

Posted on March 28, 2013 by john graham

This follows on from the previous post “Where to begin with Stafford NHS ?”                          Nothing short of a disaster has happened at Mid-Stafford NHS Trust, where in the order of 1200 elderly patients died over and above the normal mortality rate.   After … Continue reading →

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“Fruitful Research” 8

Posted on March 26, 2013 by john graham

Some research is worth waiting for and almost too good to be believed ! All my earlier posts on this subject (see them by clicking on “Fruitful Research” in the TAG cloud) have been about eating healthy foods like fruit and … Continue reading →

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“Where to begin with Stafford NHS?”

Posted on March 26, 2013 by john graham

1,200 excess deaths of older people How much more attention would this have attracted if it had been a plane crash with a 1,200 people dead. Or another Twin Towers disaster. Do we need to go to war on the … Continue reading →

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“Fruitful Research” 7

Posted on March 24, 2013 by john graham

In my never-ending search for a ladder to a healthy lifestyle, I am on a constant lookout for miracle cures. The New Year brings new hope from researchers at Cambridge University.    It looks like copious quantities of tomatoes must be added … Continue reading →

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