I sent this off to The Guardian a couple of days ago and thought I’d post it here. I had another infusion of infliximab a few days ago, but have been left wondering if “that day” has come sooner than I’d anticipated… I live with a chronic condition. It is called Crohn’s disease, a disease …
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Can a drug be classified as “not vital”?
The Daily Mail has put out a piece that reads like a press release. I suppose that’s like a lot of their web content. However, this one attracted my attention as it was about animal testing. It is based upon an investigation by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, titled “The Ugly Truth”, …
ThinkCon: Can You Make A Difference?
Last night (19th March, 2011) was ThinkCon, an evening of skeptical goodness. The event was titled: “Can You Make A Difference?” and the speakers all gave their experiences about how they have made a difference. The evening was chaired by Gia Milinovich and the speakers were: Me. I was the first person to speak. I …
Remission
For the last time, before I get any more stupid comments suggesting some ridiculous quacky cure… Unless you are a gastroenterologist/immunologist or some expert on Crohn’s, I don’t care what cured your friend when you suggested it to them, I will not use your cure/treatment. This includes: Squatting Herbs Unproven treatments Cutting out dairy Actually, …
Crohn’s disease – Part 1
Hello everyone, Today I am gonna be writing the first in a series about something a little more personal than normal – my Crohn’s disease. Maybe the best place to start would be how I was diagnosed. Around last December, I started suffering from fatigue. It progressed until I was coming in from school, crashing …
Bleachgate: The Response
Wow. What just happened? I think Bleachgate went viral. So far, I have received loads of messages of support from folks including Ben Goldacre (@BenGoldacre), Simon Singh (@SLSingh), Tom Chivers (@TomChivers) and John Dixon (@JohnLDixon). I’ve done interviews for The Pod Delusion and Skeptics Guide to the Universe, and a video production company in Yorkshire …
Bleachgate
Hello everyone. This is a text adaptation of my video which you can find here: http://twitvid.com/Z7TOH Today, I am going to write about Crohn’s Forum.com and what went down on Monday and Tuesday of this week. I’ll start by giving a brief background to Crohn’s Forum. It’s a support forum for those who suffer from …