health

Fact checking an old story... from Benjaminbrum 346 days old

I've taken down the AIDS/Banana/Gambia story whilst I double checked where I first heard about the story. I listen to the BBC world service's podcasts ...

Nuts. from Benjaminbrum 347 days old

I picked up some lovely nuts from Tesco. Mixed nuts- brazil nuts, walnuts, almonds, hazel nuts. And mixed fruit- cranberries, pineapple, ginger, berries. All ...

Health Trust claims "Dog ate homework" as it comes bottom of league table. from Benjaminbrum 480 days old

I've seen about Wolverhampton PCT coming bottom of 69 mental health trusts. An "aministrative error" meant they submitted the work late. After a bit ...

Deprived Oxygen at Birth from Benjaminbrum 501 days old

Read a news story about a boy in the West Midlands getting an £8 million payout who was left disabled after being deprived of oxygen at birth. He's got ...

Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer's?!!? from Benjaminbrum 703 days old

Author Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease. Oh my gosh. Pratchett is 59 years old. I really like his books. He ...

Smoking age goes up... from Benjaminbrum 776 days old

Hurrah! From today it will be against the law for anyone to sell cigarettes, or any tobacco product, to anyone under the age of 18. Brilliant. I keep ...

Knock knee and abnormal ribs. from Benjaminbrum 867 days old

I didn't know but I have/had knock knees. Knock knee is an abnormal distance between the ankles when the knees are touching. It is commonly seen in children ...

Neonatal Apnoeic Attack from Benjaminbrum 867 days old

Turns out that before I was born (premature) I stopped breathing. I guess this added to the initial diagnosis of "unviable pregnancy".

Doctor, Doctor! from Benjaminbrum 867 days old

Went to see my doctor to talk about my not sleeping etc after the hate crime. She was really nice, could see I'm strung out the really exciting bit ...

You don't have to be a doctor to save a life... from Benjaminbrum 878 days old

I'm trying to recruit one or two people to sign up to the bone marrow bone register because I'm prevented from doing so by the ban on gay and bisexual ...