Category Archives: Health

New report on food security

The BBC reports that there’s a report published today about the decline in the “health” of the natural world having the potential to affect the UK’s national security. Here. What concerns me is the quote from DEFRA near the end … Continue reading

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Yay! Cellulitis again!

Fourth time, I think. It doesn’t look anywhere near as angry in this photo as it did in real life. In case it’s unclear, that’s the back of my left calf, foot out of shot on the right, knee out … Continue reading

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Under pressure over pressure

Bit of a shock last week. I dropped into the GP surgery and ended up “breaking” their blood pressure machine. The nurse had to go back to the old-fashioned method of a cuff with a manual pump, dial gauge and … Continue reading

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