Heckler on Cancer
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Is it cancer? Maybe, so time to pay
Heckler ''THIS blood test shows that you may have cancer,'' the GP told me. After some explanation he gave me two alternatives; I could either do nothing and come back for periodic checks, or go to a...
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Seeing red over use of intoxicating wine studies
Heckler Hardly a day goes by without the media enlightening us with some ground-breaking new research to guide us along the rocky road of life.
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Pruning a tricky but fruitful project
Heckler SPRING is fast approaching and memories of my late father come flooding back. It isn't his birthday or even the anniversary of his death, but it is time to prune the fruit trees.
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Overdose of awe is dreadful
Heckler LATELY people seem to be increasingly impressed by my words and actions. My most ordinary efforts have a great impact and are now regarded as ''awesome''.
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Come on bra makers, give us a lift
Heckler BECAUSE of my Catholic boarding school upbringing, I was too embarrassed to take myself and my ''big boobs'' into an underwear department to be fitted with comfortable bras.
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Dream of a life with no final sleep
Heckler LET'S cut to the chase. We need to find a cure for ageing and death. Fast. Death and ageing might not bother you but it sure troubles me.
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There has to be a cure for credulity
Heckler ''AMERICAN doctors are testing microwave technology developed for a space-based missile defence system to shrink breast tumours before surgery.''
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Life's a pain in the neck
Heckler ALTHOUGH tall, I am accustomed to moving through the day without drawing attention to myself. My usual interaction with strangers is to gladly reach for items on the higher shelves of supermarkets or...
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Spare me from charity
Heckler I was at home the other day when my phone rang. It was a charitable organisation to which, until recently, I had donated for several years. Now they wanted me back.
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A burqa for all seasons
Heckler The debate about the moral rights and wrongs of wearing the burqa continues across Western nations who fear the confronting nature of the burqa wearer.
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Shout down the sceptics
Heckler Climate change sceptics are really making my unborn grandchildren angry. Just when we thought the science was in and we could start focusing on action to avoid the massive environmental, social and...
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One born every minute
Heckler Commonsense is not common. An old saw but, like many, based in truth. Although I am a doctor (declaration of interest), one does not have to be to grasp the failure of commonsense implicit in two...
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Dear God, please help me out here
Heckler I hope You don't mind me contacting You through the papers rather than the usual way, but there is something here that needs a response.
