I went to an extremely interesting FABResearch conference last week – Sugar, Fat & Addiction: New Approaches to the Public Health Crisis; I will be reporting on the medical aspects in next week's newsletter. However, two of the presentations focused not on the medical aspects …
Conventional Medicine
The Allergy Show struts its stuff in the Grand Hall at Olympia
I do love Victorian ironwork. Whether it is the soaring arches of St Pancras Station, the Palm House at Kew or – the Grand Hall at Olympia. And, in terms of 'grand', you cannot get much grander than The Grand Hall at Olympia. The roof, 115 feet high and constructed from 85 …
The weirdness of the human psyche
I have just been reading a report of a study on allergic rhinitis sufferers (35-40% of the US population). Despite the fact that immunotherapy has been around for nearly 100 years, is recognised as the best treatment for allergic rhinitis and is the only treatment which actually …
It’s mitochondria, not hypochondria – Dr Sarah Myhill on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
I have always had huge admiration for the members of the British Society of Ecological Medicine – a group of medics most of whom started off as GPs or consultants, but who became disillusioned with medicine as it is commonly practised in the west. In their search for a better way …
Alas, still no allergen-free gardens…
I am, yet again, totally baffled........ There are around 12 million hay fever sufferers in the UK, approximately 20% of the population. And there are around 25 million amateur gardeners, approximately 40% of the population – and that is not counting those who garden for a …