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How the perception of obesity has changed

Posted on Sunday, April 25 , 2010 by John

This is Chauncy Morlan, and around 100 years ago his obesity was so shocking that people would pay money to see him as he toured the country as a circus “fat man”. I find the unremarkableness of his size to … Continue reading →

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No brainer

Posted on Thursday, September 10 , 2009 by John

I wouldn’t have thought you need to have a degree from the LSE to realise that the most effective way to reduce global CO2 emissions is to reduce the population. However that is what they have just stated in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Health

How to keep young

Posted on Tuesday, January 06 , 2009 by John

I must admit I hate exercise. Apart from cycling, perhaps. We have cycled from Munich to the Czech border and back in two weeks a few years ago. But where we live now is at the top of a 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in Family / This Site, Health

Risky – eating bread in Naples

Posted on Monday, September 15 , 2008 by John

The Guardian reports that the mafia has started selling cheap bread in Naples, attracting lots of customers, but the local authorities warn that the bread could cause cancer and that it is not so easy to identify. Originally, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Food, Health

A smoker’s “victory” in Germany?

Posted on Thursday, July 31 , 2008 by John

I don’t like sitting in a smoky restaurant or pub and intensely dislike having smoking in my house. So you might think I’d be upset at the “smoker’s victory” being reported by the local and international press. The constitutional court … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Health

Is our food supply collapsing?

Posted on Thursday, May 22 , 2008 by John

The New Yorker asks if the world’s food system is collapsing, and looks at how modern agriculture has defied the predictions of Thomas Malthus in his book “Essay on the Principle of Population” written in 1798. The picture is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health

Reconstructing extinct viruses

Posted on Sunday, December 02 , 2007 by John

Researchers today are capable of building their own viruses: Thanks to steady advances in computing power and DNA technology, a talented undergraduate with a decent laptop and access to any university biology lab can assemble a virus with ease. Five … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Nature and Science

A “super cold” bug emerges in the USA

Posted on Friday, November 16 , 2007 by John

Looking back on this summer, I’d say that at least one person in the office has been suffering from a heavy cold at any moment in time. At least they don’t seem to have caught the mutation which has been … Continue reading →

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10 ways to keep healthy

Posted on Wednesday, October 31 , 2007 by John

The largest ever study of the links between lifestyle and cancer has made 10 stark recommendations to reduce the risk of developing the disease… More >

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How we lost a chance to eradicate malaria

Posted on Monday, October 08 , 2007 by John

Did we throw away the best weapon against malaria in the mid-1960′s? The New Scientist has an article on how, having nearly eradicated malaria betweeb 1958 and 1963, funds for the eradication were stopped one year earlier than would have … Continue reading →

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