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A Mum’s Guide To Dodgy Science: Cause v Correlation
Time for another in my (very) occasional series of posts giving you tips on how to spot a dubious science story. The previous posts covered Publication By Press Release and the problem of Comparing People To Petri Dishes. This one has a few less P’s in it but it’s a biggy, something that crops up […]
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How To Cope With Living In London
Embed from Getty Images //embed.gettyimages.com/embed/596759703?et=IdX6zFd2TYNUn4IziQp60w&viewMoreLink=off&sig=tx-EtnckGag0EyOdjj4xzKM58AhLBwCanOI8zyNa7oA=&caption=true I have to admit to a little guilty pleasure, the Mumsnet AIBU thread. If you’re not familiar with it, AIBU stands for “Am I Being Unreasonable?” and the answer is quite often yes, yes you really are. This week someone asked “AIBU to wonder how people cope living in London” […]
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A Missed Miscarriage
I had hoped that today I would be sharing some happy news on this blog. First thing this morning I was supposed to be going to the hospital for a twelve week scan, a first look at our third baby. But sadly that appointment had to be cancelled. I’ve been wondering whether to write about […]
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Choosing A Caesarean, And Having that Choice Refused.
I seem to write endlessly about caesareans on here, it was never my intention with this blog, but hey that’s the joy of having one’s own little online vanity project. Often I’m writing in response to news articles on the subject and almost always those talk about the terrible rise in C sections, how unecessary […]
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Would Women Be 50% Better Off Not Getting Their Health Facts From Jamie Oliver?
Celebrity chef turned healthy eating campaigner, Jamie Oliver, has been telling us all about the wonders of breastfeeding – Queue backlash and counter backlash but has he got a point and do his stats stack up? Embed from Getty Images //embed.gettyimages.com/embed/543731511?et=hZcAOr2zSqhJ-yDTmFmThQ&viewMoreLink=on&sig=cfSDW1KCjhnIXndtJmZYKsmaCYVUJqwctG_uAb6nqMM= I wasn’t going to, I really wasn’t, but then, yeah, stuff it, it’s my […]
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The National Maternity Review – What Does Choice Mean?
The NHS National Maternity Review has called for women to have more choice and greater continuity in their maternity care – yet it was very quiet on some of the choices many women want or need. So what does choice really mean for pregnant women and will the options recommended in the review ever be […]
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The Microbiome: Seeding Some Questions
The current next big thing in health news seems to be the Microbiome. According to a growing number of reports it could be involved in everything from Schizophrenia to Obesity. So there has been speculation about where it comes from and if how a baby is born, either vaginally or by C section, could determine […]
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2015 A Year in Pictures
I’ve done this for a few years now, it’s a bit out of character for this blog but I hope those who just come for the ranting will forgive a little self indulgence just for one post! Overall 2015 was a pretty good year. Looking back through my pictures has reminded me of all the […]
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Saturday Morning
And now for something completely different… Saturday morning before kids: //embed.gettyimages.com/embed/107428775?et=gApH8mdmTThdZUvZahfbhA&viewMoreLink=on&sig=rVaKj4q2iFG_LQixz61Msi5YxO9SjWoxCtBclfuguhQ= View image | gettyimages.com 10.30am SB: *yawn* I’m tired, can we skip that party tonight and watch a DVD? MrSB: ok SB: Cool, let’s have a lie in, then get Dim Sum and play Mario Karts all day. MrSB: ok Saturday morning after kids: […]
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A Mum’s Guide To Dodgy Science: From Petri Dishes To People
Time for the second instalment of my “how to spot a dodgy science/health story” series. This one is more well known than Publication By Press Release and is one of the first questions to ask of any article claiming a new discovery kills, cures or otherwise alters your health: Was this study done on humans […]
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