Mondays News at a glance: Louise Ross: why shouldn’t people with poor mental health have the same opportunities as everyone else? – Mad Stan’s Descent Into Parody – Public Health and The Tractor – Peering Through the Haze – The Irish Cancer Society’s …
Once upon a time there were three billy goats…. Simon Chapman tried to explain “Why I block Trolls on Twitter” in an article on The Conversation website, given their habit of not publishing replies to their articles, it’s hardly a conversation …
Todays round up of what’s in the news from the interweb! M.O.V.E Needs Doctors, Scientist and Health Professionals. Formaldahyde vs Fact. A Lesson in Manners from Lorien. A look at Fergus Masons new website. NSP Daily Digest Medical Organisations supporting …
The best way to ensure smoke without ire The surging popularity of electronic cigarettes has prompted calls for regulation, bans, or prescriptions on the NHS. Now a group of users say that the controversial devices need something more important: an …
Inspired or otherwise by a tweet from Rhydian Mann sent to Louise Ross @grannylouisa yesterday after her excellent radio interview on BBC R4 ‘You and Yours’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXtqfBhWw6A&feature=youtu.be We believe that other names should be similarly honoured Lorien Jollye and Sarah …
Daily News Summary and more on #lancetgate Voices From The Street. Lorien Jollye This week we saw a response to my letter. I admit to being surprised, especially as to the people that chose to respond. Profs Martin McKee, Simon …
Sundays round up from t’interweb! CDC Makes Startling Proclamation: Electronic Cigarette Aerosol is Not as Safe as Clean Air Now, the CDC is trying to dissuade the public from believing that vaping is safer than smoking. However, the worst thing …
The debate on electronic cigarettes Unbelievable response from McKee,Chapman,Glantz and Daube in response to the Lorien Jollye Lancet article. Factually inaccurate, playing the victim complete with veiled Astroturf accusations: Two things are now clear. First, the advocates of e-cigarettes seem …
Daily News Round Up: Large fire at TVECA/UTVG Warehouse Let’s hope a dodgy battery charger isn’t to blame…. CRUQUIUS A large blaze destroyed tonight two units on the Bennebroekerlaan Dijk Cruquius. There were no injuries, but there was so much smoke …
Only Big Tobacco and Big Pharma want e-cig regulation Excellent post covering many aspects of Vaping across the Globe The tobacco industry is not unique. Both it and the pharmaceutical industry would like to monopolise the e-cigarette action. And government …
