Many years ago, at the insistence of my doctor, I had a mammogram – it was the one and only I ever had. The experience so traumatized me and hurt my breasts that I vowed never again to undergo this rather tortuous treatment of parts of my body I valued.  It was with great interest that into my email box appeared the

During the month of February we are looking at allergies and allergic reactions.  Much has been written about this complicated subject. I say complicated because the word ‘allergy’ covers so many diverse symptoms. In many cases people do not necessarily need to continue with the allergic response they are experiencing, provided they are given the correct

I think by now some of us are rather fed up with the sight of snow and long to see some sunshine.  Many people have remarked to me that they are bored with the length of this winter and its severity.  I’m not sure it has been unduly long, but certainly many of us have been frustrated by the delays and disruption to both public transport and the ability to move about freely because of the long delays on clearing roads. 

More and more people also seem to be complaining about the colds and ‘flu that have prevented them from

‘Doubting everything and believing everything are two equally convenient solutions that guard us from having to think – Henri Poincare, of Science and Hypotheses’, so quotes Dr. David Servan-Schreiber in his book ‘Healing without Freud or Prozac’.  Dr Servan-Schreiber is clinical professor psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and co-founder of the Center for Complementary Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  I quote from the first pages of his book

‘Every life is unique….and every life is difficult. We are often surprised at our own envy towards

Coming back from a long holiday is never an easy task, especially for me, as there are many queries via emails, letters to be read and replied to, bills to be paid, papers to be read and telephone calls to be made – a familiar situation to many of you, I am sure.

Often I have reflected whether a holiday does you any good, or not, after all there is the