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Tag Archives: research
Falling Edukashun Standards.
A recently published report by the OECD – Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has shown that UK students are falling behind other European countries in terms of standards of literacy. This follows on from an earlier study that pointed … Continue reading
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Drink More Water ?
Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University have come up with some very inconvenient advice. They have been studying how much water people drink compared to the NHS advice of one and a half litres a day. Firstly they found most … Continue reading
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Keeping Fit
In the quiet week of reflection between Christmas and the New Year it is time to consider my progress with keeping fit and my plan for the year ahead. Over the last twelve months I have gone to the gymn … Continue reading
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Enquiring About Inquiries.
There seem to be a lot of Public Inquiries about these days. They are the “long grass” of politicians promises. A depository of dirty deeds. A graveyard of forgotten responsibility. All funded by the taxpayers! Between 1990 and 2017 there … Continue reading
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Film Watching Exercise
Research certainly gets into some unusual areas these days and reaches some interesting conclusions ! Scientists at University College London did some research recently into how films can increase you heart rate. That must have been a very … Continue reading
“Wine not ?”
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
Booming Happy !
My blogs at the start of 2016 have had a grumbly theme in spite of my best efforts. Unhappy GP’s dominated my early thoughts — I must recommend them a pill to lift their mood 😄 Then my mind … Continue reading
“Hear This”
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
“Feel Good, Heal Good”
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
Fruity Research and Rainbows
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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