Peter Moore

Sometimes science just proves old ways were best

Saturday, March 06, 2010

IT appears to be one of the simplest problems to treat.

A woman rings in with 'cystitis' and we prescribe a three-day course of antibiotics.

But shouldn't the doctor do more? Shouldn't we be seeing the patient and sending urine samples to the lab?

In...

Giving depressive patients the tools to help themselves

Saturday, February 27, 2010

IN ONE of the Noddy books he goes to see Dr Bear. The doctor is stern and says to Noddy: "You must not worry." I try to avoid criticising colleagues,...

Euthanasia debate failing to understand modern methods

Saturday, February 20, 2010

The BBC presenter, Ray Gosling, has admitted a mercy killing. He pushed a pillow over the face of his lover as he lay dying of AIDS. The couple had...

Getting the message on effects of childhood obesity

Saturday, February 13, 2010

HOW can we live longer? If you are old enough to remember Billy Bunter then you have lived a reasonably long life. Sadly real Billy Bunters may not be...

More research may bring down human and financial cost of dementia

Saturday, February 06, 2010

WHEN I worked in a long stay hospital the ward sister pointed out an elderly lady. She did not look any different from the others. She was sitting,...

Being gay is no more wrong than being left-handed

Saturday, January 30, 2010

A FEW years ago I was talking about my practice when I mentioned 'my partner, John'. My teenage son interrupted: "Shut up Dad. Everyone will think...

The only drug you need to fight tiredness is sleep

Saturday, January 23, 2010

THE marketing is brilliant: how to appeal to the young. High-energy drinks 'give you wings'. Combine this slogan with sponsorship of high-energy...

Out-of-hours incident proves regulations are required

Saturday, January 16, 2010

AN INQUEST in Cambridgeshire has heard how a German doctor working for the GP out-of-hours service accidentally gave a massive overdose of diamorphine...

Extra work from big freeze comes after busy Christmas holidays

Saturday, January 09, 2010

SO, it's been snowing and everything grinds to a halt. This is not new. The British Medical Journal of March, 1909, reported the cancellation of a...

Government's NHS changes have made us a world leader

Saturday, January 02, 2010

THERE is one certainly about 2010: there will be an election. One of the problems with our electoral system is that it is adversarial. To quote W S...

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