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Are we defined by our mental health?

July 25, 2016April 5, 2020 Albert 0 Comments Acceptability, Mental illness, neurology, PC, Politically correct, Stereotype, Stigma

Let’s face it. Nobody really knows what is and isn’t acceptable to say about mental illness. A couple of years

Can we control obesity with diet pills and weight loss drugs?

December 19, 2013April 7, 2020 thomas 0 Comments Cardiovascular disease, Diet Drugs, Diet pills, drugs, Energy, Obesity, Overweight, Side effects, Stigma, Weight Loss

For most of human evolution, we have been fighting a battle against starvation, trying to pack in enough calories to

Lung cancer – a smoker’s disease?

November 12, 2013April 7, 2020 thomas 0 Comments ageing population, Cancer, DNA sequencing, drugs, Lung Cancer, personalised medicine, prejudice, Smoking, Stigma

In July 2013, Harpal Kumar, the head of Cancer Research UK said, “It is not so long ago that we

Prejudice against lung cancer

August 30, 2013April 7, 2020 thomas 0 Comments Cancer, Lung Cancer, prejudice, Research funding, Stigma

Ever year, 7.5 million people die of cancer, 13% of world deaths. Of these, 1.5 million are from trachea, bronchus