Archives for Health

Brain stimulation for the masses... (FOO '06) (September 7, 2006) There was one speaker at FOO this year that would literally have blown my brain away if he'd happened to have had his equipment with him. Ed Boyden talked about transcranial magnetic stimulation - basically how to use focused magnetic...

On Ben Goldacre's "Bad Science"... (September 12, 2005) While I'm talking about the Guardian (reports from friends within the printing presses are that it's looks beautiful), i thought I should probably mention an article that I read on Thursday last week which I thought was one of the...

On people who can't smell... (February 18, 2003) Last night I cooked myself a meal on my gas hob. This morning, on the way into work on the bus I became convinced that I hadn't turned the gas off. I had to get off the bus halfway through...

On cramping and burning... (February 9, 2003) Massive stomach cramps that double you over in pain. Acidic excretia that burns as it's released. It's past midnight now, and so I'm in the fourth day of my bodily rebellion. The initial putsch subsided on Friday, but stray contingents...

101 interesting facts about bruises... (September 26, 2002) I've got a huge black bruise on my leg. It's the size and colour of an over-ripe plum. I don't know where it came from. In fact all I do know is that I didn't get it through doing anything...

Experimenting with Melatonin in the US... (February 12, 2001) I am currently trying out Melatonin pills as a way to regulate my sleep patterns while I'm out here, as not only do I have the eight hour time difference to deal with, but I also must content with my...

Eighteen Hours of Horror... (September 21, 2000) 2 am Wake up feeling sweaty and shivering at the same time. There are various gurglings within my body. I have a pounding headache. I get up and drink a pint of water. Return to bed. 2.45 am Suddenly...