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Reduced Immunity Amongst The Elderly “Older people are more at risk of skin cancer and infection because their skin is unable to mobilise the immune system to defend itself, UK research suggests.” The findings by University College London have been published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Study leader Professor Arne Akbar said “reduced immunity in older people is well known, but why and how it happens is not”. Immune Response In Older People It would appear that the immune response in older people to the presence of cancer related antigens is reduced, but that it will respond to threat when pushed. The research team...

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Skin Malignancies Bobbing umbrellas are a common sight on the streets of Beijing and Tokyo in the heat of summer: many Asian women are horrified at the prospect of their skin being darkened by sun action. Conversely many Western women strive to develop a deep healthy summer tan as a key beauty accessory. The problem is that we now know that a tan may look healthy, but repeated tanning from an early age can lead to various forms of skin malignancy including basal cell carcinoma and melanomas. Skin Science Reporter [currently in New Zealand] notes that while basal cell carcinomas...

The Daily Mail this morning reports that British plums are rotting as supermarkets are buying cheaper foreign fruit. Last year my orchard produced very few plums but this year’s weather patterns have provided its best crop ever and I am inviting my friends round to “pick their own” and share in this bonus. Consequently, Cotswold kitchens are bursting with activity – making jellies, jams, pickles and delicious chutneys from the organic orchard. Plums are Rotting on the Trees The National Farmers’ Union report that farms have hundreds of tons of plums picked and ready to ship to the shops. This makes me...

A woman’s right to choose... this has been a cornerstone of the feminist movement in Western societes since the 1960’s.  Usually associated with concepts that were at first considered “permissive”, taking the Pill, going topless, having abortions…women demanded the right to determine their own lives and values. Burka, Burkini, & Crucifix The secular state however does not seem inclined to allow women the same rights of choice when it comes to the issue of expressing religious beliefs. Last year in the UK there was some small outcry when an airline worker was suspended from her work because of her insistence on wearing a crucifix, and now...