It can be tricky to decide whether or not to keep your child off school, nursery or playgroup when they're unwell.
There are government guidelines for schools and nurseries about managing specific infectious diseases at GOV.UK. These say when children should be kept off school and when they shouldn't.
If you do keep...
As one of the co-authors of the men’s mental health manual Beat Stress, Feel Better and the survivor of paranoid schizophrenia, PTSD, autism and alcoholism, among many other dodgy diagnoses, I’m well placed to write this letter to a former friend who will probably never read it. If you’re...
Two recent research studies have uncovered a connection between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and heightened risks of health issues such as high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes.
One of the studies presented at the European Society of Cardiology in Amsterdam indicates that the consumption of items like breakfast...
On critical matters, our medical authorities have no interest in settling the science. Instead, battles are won in the arena of smear and insinuation
The reality is that most of us are not ready for the truth. We want reassurance. We cling to our comfort blankets because the idea that...
A man arrested in connection with a reported firearms incident in Charmouth has been released on police bail while enquiries continue.
At 7.42am on Saturday 12 August 2023 the ambulance service contacted Dorset Police to report that a man, suspected to be in need of medical treatment, was walking around...
Officers investigating a serious injury collision in Lyme Regis are appealing for anyone who witnessed it to get in touch.
The single vehicle collision occurred just before midnight on Saturday 12 August 2023 in Church Street and involved a Suzuki motorcycle.
The rider of the motorcycle – a man aged in...
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward as they investigate a collision in Charmouth.
Dorset Police received a report at 4.18pm on Sunday 6 August 2023 of a collision in The Street, near to the junction with Lower Sea Lane, involving a red...
People with developmental prosopagnosia, who experience lifelong difficulties recognising the faces of people who should be familiar to them, can still successfully identify some faces ‘spontaneously’ if they have sufficient and recent exposure to them, a new study has found.
Researchers from Bournemouth University also attempted to separate successful face...
What happens when we eat refined sugars:
Weight gain and obesity: Sugar is calorie-dense and lacks essential nutrients. Overconsumption can lead to an increase in calorie intake, potentially contributing to weight gain and obesity.
Type 2 diabetes: High sugar intake is linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes....
There’s only one plausible explanation for continuing silence on excess deaths: governments, media and regulators are frightened of what the research may uncover
During the pandemic, the challenge for each of us was to maintain critical distance: spurning both the tribalism of those insisting Covid was a hoax and the...
