robertbrook + health 47
'I have already mourned my mother'
september 2006 by robertbrook
"My mother knows nothing about political uproars, about terrorists, she does not know what time it is, does not know what month it is, or how bad the weather is outside."
health
alzheimers
september 2006 by robertbrook
therapy in progress
september 2006 by robertbrook
'I didn't cry, but I wanted to. My therapist cracks me up. Once, when I was confessing all my anxieties and inferiorities, he pretended to buzz his secretary (he has no secretary), and he said, "Yes, bring in the gun."'
therapy
health
september 2006 by robertbrook
Ouch.
september 2006 by robertbrook
'He was shocked once, responded immediately, came round and said “don’t ever do that to me again.” Who knows what the brain really takes in during a short episode of unconsciousness due to VF.'
health
heartattack
september 2006 by robertbrook
The poisonous truth about our daily bread
september 2006 by robertbrook
"...people started asking me to make bread without wheat, yeast or gluten. Shop bread made them feel 'bloated' or worse. Irritable bowel syndrome, candidiasis and Crohn's disease all entered common parlance. Coeliac disease now affects on
food
bread
health
september 2006 by robertbrook
Madrid bans waifs from catwalks
september 2006 by robertbrook
"The Spanish Association of Fashion Designers has decided to ban models who have a BMI of less than 18."
health
society
september 2006 by robertbrook
Body flown home with two hearts
september 2006 by robertbrook
"A hospital inquiry has begun in the Irish Republic after the body of a British tourist was flown home containing two hearts and four lungs."
health
weird
september 2006 by robertbrook
Work dress-down call to beat heat
july 2006 by robertbrook
"Skin cancer kills more than 2,000 people a year in the UK"
sun
heat
cancer
london
health
july 2006 by robertbrook
Rubbing suncream in 'cuts effect'
july 2006 by robertbrook
"...our research shows for the first time that if the cream is rubbed in, the protection is minimal."
sun
cancer
suncream
health
july 2006 by robertbrook
C-Section
february 2006 by robertbrook
"The caesarean birth rate in London is rising much faster than in any other part of the country."
caesarean
london
health
february 2006 by robertbrook
Gang halts air ambulance take-off
august 2005 by robertbrook
"If you get hit by the aircraft's rotor, it will kill you - there is no second chance."
idiocy
ambulance
helicopter
health
august 2005 by robertbrook
"Just floss the teeth you want to keep."
august 2005 by robertbrook
Ouch. Firm but fair.
floss
teeth
dentist
health
august 2005 by robertbrook
"Quite freaky."
march 2005 by robertbrook
" I know a very well-behaved man who will suddenly utter crazed, aggressive nonsense at the dinner table."
alcohol
health
uk
march 2005 by robertbrook
Confessions of a teenage binge drinker
december 2004 by robertbrook
'I sat bolt upright, eyes like pinpricks (the joint hadn't helped), and cried out, "breast, arm, breast, arm", while pointing maniacally to the very same body parts. Why? I have no idea.'
alcohol
health
uk
december 2004 by robertbrook
UK teenage binge drinking: Your reaction
december 2004 by robertbrook
'Nothing has changed in the ten years since I used to buy "White Lightning" cider and sit on a park bench.'
alcohol
alcoholism
drinking
health
teenage
uk
december 2004 by robertbrook
Astonishing breakthrough!
october 2004 by robertbrook
"Some patients with more problems with their teeth would see their dentist more frequently, whilst others might not need to see their dentist as often."
dentists
health
uk
october 2004 by robertbrook
Incredibly sad story of suffering with stress
july 2004 by robertbrook
"The 40-year-old has not been seen in public since December, suffering from shingles, exhaustion, and now, it has been announced, a clinical condition brought on by stress."
health
july 2004 by robertbrook
Patient wins right-to-life ruling
july 2004 by robertbrook
"A patient has won his legal challenge to prevent doctors withdrawing life-prolonging treatment."
health
uk
july 2004 by robertbrook
Asperger's Connection
july 2004 by robertbrook
"... allows individuals with Asperger's Syndrome, their families and anyone with an interest in Asperger's to interact and support one another as well as share ideas and problem solving strategies..."
aspergers
health
july 2004 by robertbrook
Heatwave survival advice launched
july 2004 by robertbrook
'Last year there was an estimated 2,000 "excess deaths" in August's heatwave.'
health
uk
weather
july 2004 by robertbrook
White bread could spoil your diet
july 2004 by robertbrook
Baffling explanation of glycaemic index.
health
july 2004 by robertbrook
Tumour diary: A plea to the medics
july 2004 by robertbrook
"The doctor who gave me my diagnosis could not wait to get out of the room and hand me over to a nurse."
health
july 2004 by robertbrook
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