Until this morning, I did not know who Peter Snell was. I was, therefore, somewhat surprised to see a large front page spread in the Weekend Herald getting all excited about a 71-year-old man having heart disease. It seemed to me to be somewhat reminiscent of the famous “cat stuck in tree” line. I was [...]

Sometimes you just shake you head in wonder at the complete pointlessness of some research… There is a prime example in the Herald today which declares Heavy drinking can cut risk of heart disease, says study. Drinking a bottle of wine a day, or half a dozen beers, cuts the risk of heart disease by [...]

Here’s a piece of research that will make the Food and Drink Nazis happy. A recent British study using a cohort of a million women found that even a small amount of alcohol can increase your chances of getting cancer. Apparently the wierdos at the World Health Organisation have classified alcohol as a class 1 [...]