Category Archives: HEALTH

“Wine not ?”

Posted on June 19, 2016 by john graham

Chief Medical Officers are obviously not party animals.   In November last year I was looking forward to a few drinks at Christmas, and a few more on Boxing Day, and a few more in the days that followed.   … Continue reading →

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“Hear This”

Posted on April 24, 2016 by john graham

Nearly a third of people aged between 65 and 74 have a hearing impairment and this increases to nearly half of people over 75.   These are staggeringly high figures and yet you would not know it just from walking … Continue reading →

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“Feel Good, Heal Good”

Posted on April 17, 2016 by john graham

Since January this year, I have been collecting some of the headlines in the press which relate to elderly people to get a sense of how they are currently perceived.    If you have been reading this blog for some … Continue reading →

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“Over the sea to Skye ?”

Posted on March 27, 2016 by john graham

A small piece of research done at the University of Edinburgh found that people who can speak more than one language get dementia up to five years later than those who don’t.   It is thought that this is because … Continue reading →

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“GPs under pressure”

Posted on February 21, 2016 by john graham

The BMA is the professional body that represents  the 40,000 GPs in the UK.    However it is increasingly acting like a militant trade union. Their latest proposition to their members is a handbook of advice with a list of … Continue reading →

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“Same Old, Same Old – Hastened Departure”

Posted on June 28, 2015 by john graham

This is another blog about recurring headlines that are ageist and continue to build the image of old people as a burden on society.  It is on the subject of assisted suicide which rather ominously I have written about 13 … Continue reading →

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“Fruit, fruit and more fruit”

Posted on May 31, 2015 by john graham

Another regular cartoon theme that I have been writing about, is the virtues of eating fruit.  Government advice started with the recommendation of eating 5 a day which is impossible enough.  More recently this has been increased to 7 a … Continue reading →

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Fruity Research and Rainbows

Posted on May 24, 2015 by john graham

Another regular cartoon theme that I have been writing about, relates to research discoveries that help with the ravages of ageing.  Surprising potential cures for dementia, diabetes and strokes are all something I have written about in the last three … Continue reading →

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“No more pills”

Posted on May 17, 2015 by john graham

This is the 500th post since I first started writing this blog in 2010.  Obviously now with my thousands of followers, my writing has become much more influential.  Nothing bears this out more than over the last two weeks.  At … Continue reading →

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“Olive Branch”

Posted on February 16, 2015 by john graham

In their relentless pursuit of health and wealth, our friends at “Boots the Chemist” have found another breakthrough product.  (See my earlier encounters with Boots by clicking on “Poorly Feet” in the TAG CLOUD). They have revived an age old … Continue reading →

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