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Meat and the Mediterranean

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Roughly 6 million years ago, when the Mediterranean was cut off from the Atlantic, the middle sea started to shrink....

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Innately Trained

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The above illustration1 represents one of the most important recent developments in immunology. It has radically changed the way we...

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End of the Road

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‘If something cannot go on forever, it will stop’. This statement might seem blindingly obvious, but it was coined in...

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Bones Brains and Automobiles

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In older adults, dementia and osteoporosis often coincide.  Standard theory holds that as brain cells die off, physical activity, appetite...

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The Mandible Claw

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As an adolescent I used to occasionally watch professional wrestling on a dusty old black and white 12” TV set...

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THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

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Don’t panic. I’m not going to start with a Hitchhiker quote. HHGTTG has not worn well, IMHO, and should be...

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Liver In The Coalmine

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Is it just me, or is everything getting worse?  Each time I stumble on a new interest and start digging...

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The Fat Controller

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1954 was my first year at school, a Presbyterian establishment which built large numbers of doctors, lawyers and civil servants....

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The Plastic Prostate

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has become very common in ageing males. Like so many other chronic disorders it is increasing,...

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Heavy Metal

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A surprising number of people requested a post on heavy metals. They are certainly a nutritional issue in some parts...

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