I think I had heard of medical clowns before, but my attention was caught by this report in Science Daily (courtesy of John Scott, of course...) about medical clowns being used to distract and calm children during allergy testing. What a great idea. Prick and scratch allergy …
Conventional Medicine
New drugs for coeliacs – is this a good idea?
This feels like a very lazy way of writing a blog – but I do not believe in re-inventing the wheel so, if Alex has already said it, and said it well, why would I say it again? In fact, on this occasion, it is not only Alex but one of his 'commenters', GlutenfreeB, who has said it …
Can Vitamin C cure addictions?
The Orthmolecular News Service sends out regular articles which they invite recipients to post on their websites - many of which are excellent and we do indeed post them on our sites. However, the proposition in this one was so startling that I thought it deserved wider …
Alert5 – a really useful app!
I have rather lost count of the number of 'allergy' apps that have been launched to help you do your 'freefrom' shopping. I am not entirely sure how successful any of them have been – but it always seemed to me that it would be easier just to read the info on what you wanted to …
Hitler used FMT! So what’s new?….
Did anyone watch the fascinating Channel 4 programme on Hitler's hidden drug habits last night? From the mid 1930s, despite his image as a man of 'superhuman strength and vigour', it appears that Hitler became increasing dependent on Dr Theodor Morell, physician to the …