Author: Richard Alleyne
Author: Richard Alleyne Writes for: Telegraph Role: Science Correspondent News feed: Web links: Author ranking: 63 Number of articles found: 32 |
Throat cancer rates soar in men
Source: Telegraph - Date: 2:48 PM 27th Aug 2010
Comments Back in the eighties around 2,600 men were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer every year but now the figure is more than 5,100. The most dramatic rise was among men in their 50s, as rates increased by 67 per cent over the same period. Rates in women also . . . .
Pensioner tells how he beat "locked in" syndrome after massive stroke
Source: Telegraph - Date: 5:41 PM 26th Aug 2010
Comments Graham Miles, 66, said that through sheer willpower he regained the use of his body after he was left completely paralysed except for his eyes by a stroke in the stem of the brain which connects it to the body. His recovery is such that he can now walk, talk . . . .
Council in mess over dog fouling campaign
Source: Telegraph - Date: 5:20 PM 19th Aug 2010
A council has divided public opinion by launching an expletive-ridden campaign against dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets. The posters and car stickers, most of which start with Oi!, include the phrases "Have you got s--- for brains?", "We're not taking . . . .
Marie Stopes abortion service ad can remain
Source: Telegraph - Date: 3:33 PM 3rd Aug 2010
Marie Stopes, the charity, drew 1,054 complaints from the public, GPs, counsellors and MPs objecting that its "Are you late?" campaign was misleading, offensive and harmful. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children also arranged for another 3,296 postcards . . . .
Source: Telegraph - Date: 6:02 PM 25th Jul 2010
Sir Nicholas Mostyn, now a judge himself, is said to have told Princess Diana's brother that he named seven pigs on his farm in tribute to his learned friend Lord Justice Munby. That could be considered a dubious honour even before you realise the names include . . . .
Polo playing dotcom tycoon forced to pay wife £7 million in divorce settlement
Source: Telegraph - Date: 4:07 PM 23rd Jul 2010
Robert Jennings, who made his fortune through health care information website, Mediconsult.com, used to keep a string of polo and dressage horses and enjoyed landing his private aeroplane in the fields beside his £4.5m Gloucestershire mansion. But now his house . . . .
'Locked in syndrome man asks High Court for right to die
Source: Telegraph - Date: 6:01 PM 19th Jul 2010
Tony Nicklinson, 56, who can only communicate by blinking and nodding at letters on a board, wants his wife to carry out a mercy killing without facing a murder charge. He is seeking clarification from the High Court to make sure that, if he asks her to help him . . . .
Eating for two could condemn new mothers to life of obesity
Source: Telegraph - Date: 2:53 PM 13th Jul 2010
Researchers have discovered that too much weight gained during the gestation of a baby more than quadruples the risk of women being overweight decades later. That in turn could lead to increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and other problems associated with being . . . .
Weight food supplements 'do not work'
Source: Telegraph - Date: 2:39 PM 12th Jul 2010
Makers of diet tablets, pills and powders make a number of claims including that they can dissolve fat, tame the appetite and boost metabolism. But two studies from Britain and Germany show that the substances – some derived from cabbages and plant extracts and often . . . .
Chocolate could help treat high blood pressure
Source: Telegraph - Date: 6:25 PM 25th Jun 2010
For those suffering from high blood pressure the effect of chocolate was so dramatic it could reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke by 20 per cent over five years. Chocolate – and especially dark chocolate – contains chemicals known as . . . .
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