Category Archives: Health

Thirty Minutes That Changed My Life. Leeds, 1953

Posted on March 11, 2021 by odeboyz

As a child I suffered from severe asthma. Leeds, at that time, was a heavily polluted city drenched in soot from factories and domestic coal fires, which was disastrous for people’s health. The result for me was attendance at Junior … Continue reading →

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A good reason to go to a good tailor

Posted on September 24, 2020 by odeboyz

Joe went to his doctor complaining about terrible headaches. His doctor said, “It’s curable but it requires castration. Your testicles are pressing on your spine, which is causing your headaches.” Joe was shocked and depressed but felt had no choice … Continue reading →

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Covid-19’s Death Rate: A Consequence of Austerity?

Posted on September 10, 2020 by odeboyz

The political consequence of the 2008 banking crisis was a Conservative led coalition, whose principal economic policy was austerity. This meant a dramatic reduction in the size of the state, especially local government and Britain’s welfare system. Unexpectedly there was … Continue reading →

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A YouTube film of decay

Posted on August 31, 2020 by odeboyz

In a dark corner of YouTube is this time lapse film of a bowl of fruit decaying.

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The Politics of Obesity in Britain, 2010-20

Posted on August 13, 2020 by odeboyz

“purpose of government is not to do good,” but to “secure the rights of human beings to go about their lives peaceably, knowing that they will not be aggressed against by others.” “eat, drink and be merry” [for tomorrow we … Continue reading →

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Social Distancing: Indian Style

Posted on August 6, 2020 by odeboyz
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American children on a subsistence farm, 1919

Posted on August 3, 2020 by odeboyz

When not in school the Borlaug children did chores, rising before dawn and working until after sunset. Boys hoed weeds, dug potatoes, milked cows, stacked hay, hauled wood and water, fed chicken, cattle, and horses. Girls tended the vegetable garden, … Continue reading →

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The man with spare false teeth

Posted on July 9, 2020 by odeboyz

A dinner speaker was in such a hurry to get to his speaking engagement he realized that he’d forgotten his false teeth. In a panic he said to the man next to him, “I forgot my teeth.” Amazingly his fellow … Continue reading →

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A very brisk Mother Superior in a French convent

Posted on June 25, 2020 by odeboyz

[Her] account includes being told by the [Mother] Superior that if a doctor advised a surgical operation, “your Superiors will decide whether your life is of sufficient value to the community to justify the expense. If it is not, you … Continue reading →

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British Health and Covid-19

Posted on June 21, 2020 by odeboyz

Coronavirus is a well understood disease.* There are international strategies in place for meeting the challenges which are presented. Covid-19 is a novel sub-species of a well known disease. Public ignorance, fuelled by governments, has given it lethal qualities which, … Continue reading →

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