Music is a very powerful stimulant. The first notes of a song can take us back instantly to another time and place. All the emotions of that occasion come flooding back. And it’s simple to reproduce music anytime, anywhere. It’s…
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Why is it that substances to feed an addiction which kills almost 80,000 UK people every year and costs the NHS billions are legal while medicinal cannabis is only just gaining a tiny level of official acceptance? Cigarettes cause agonising…
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Which do you fear the most – death, cancer or dementia? Almost 10 years ago, the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK asked 2,000 people that question. Dementia came top of the list for 31% Cancer was 2nd in 27% Death was…
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Anybody who is vaccinated people, or has a NHS Covid pass, is exempt from the UK’s regulations that insist on quarantine on arrival from official amber-list countries. Criminals have been fast to get on board and forgeries appear to be…
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The holiday and foreign travel landscape changes almost weekly with green orange and red countries being moved between the 3 lists. Travel advice covers both the country you are going to as well as what you must do when returning…
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You can join the NHS volunteering effort at this link: https://www.goodsamapp.org/NHS Everybody over 18 who is healthy and fit and is not experiencing any symptoms of illness is welcome to join. Tasks will be carried out at safe distancing. What…
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Oldham hit the headlines this week as being the first local authority in the UK to prioritise Covid vaccinations for homeless people. Local authorities did a great job overall to get rough sleepers off the streets when lockdown took effect…
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The NHS is under real threat of terminal privatisation by Christmas, and the impact of the Health and Care Bill 2021-22 is likely to be very significant. The Bill has had its second reading and been voted through by the…
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350 million people worldwide suffer from depression according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Many who are lucky enough to receive treatment find that recognised medications like Prozac have no effect. Psilocybin (pronounced si-luh-sai-bin) appears to have real potential to…
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