As those of you who get the FoodsMatter newsletter, or who regularly frequent the information sites, Foodsmatter.com and Coeliacsmatter.com, will know, every couple of weeks we upload between 10 and 20 reports of new research studies on allergy/intolerance and on the many other …
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Some ‘freefrom’ food award statistics – and ‘freefrom’ skincare awards news!
I am not very good on statistics (something to do with me not being very good at maths?....) and spend far less time than I should on checking which of you read what on our sites. But yesterday Cressida emailed me some 'comparative data' for entries into last year's and this …
Depression, darkness, allergy…
Mid January is, notoriously, the time of year when people (well, those in the northern hemisphere anyhow) feel most depressed. I think that last Monday is the peak (or trough) depression day but the whole month is pretty grim. Not surprising really – the weather is cold and grey, …
Tawny Pipit arrives in the Lawn Road garden…
Let me introduce Tawny Pipit..... If you want to know more – click here. …
Dr Briffa on doctors’ strikes and dodgy research
I have the greatest admiration for those who are prepared to stick their necks out, and often to risk their careers, to 'whistle-blow' when they witness instances of malpractice. Not that I am suggesting for a moment that Dr Briffa is a whistle-blower as such – but he constantly …