Two reports came my way this week, neither of which make encouraging reading. The first, specifically about allergy, from the Anaphylaxis Campaign yesterday: figures on hospital admissions taken from the NHS Digital site. These show a rise of 27% in the number of people …
Environmental Issues
Ecological Medicine
Sarah Myhill is not everyone's idea of an average GP. Indeed so far was she from the GMC (General Medical Council)'s idea of an average GP that they tried to 'de-frock' her no less than 12 times. Only to have their attempts foiled by their own lawyers who pointed out that 'all …
Pandemic panic, 5 G, staying calm – and laughter
I started writing this blog a week ago before going away for a few days. When I got back, panic had set in. The blog's purpose had been to point out the coincidence (or maybe it is not a coincidence) that COVID-19 took hold in Wuhan City which has the highest number of 5G …
Reduce global warming? Forget the trees – protect the whales – and keep flying….
A fascinating IMF report published this month suggests that if you want to capture carbon, planting trees may sound good but is relatively ineffective. A far more dramatic reduction in our CO2 emissions could be achieved by increasing the great whale population and thereby the …
Hedges dramatically cut roadside pollution
The University of Surrey – specifically Professor Prashant Kumar – have just completed a study to find out whether roadside planting (hedges and/or trees) can reduce road air pollution. (You can read about it in detail in Atmospheric Environment here.) And, as my good friends Tom …