Well that was an interesting two days - one in Oxford and one in London. The reason for all the travelling was a presentation that I was invited to attend at Oxford University by a husband and wife team of researchers who are both now working in academia in...
The Campaign For Better Treatment Begins
As I have said previously, for the past six years there have been two main objectives of the Pernicious Anaemia Society: the first was to get the way PA is diagnosed thoroughly reviewed and, though it wasn't as thorough as some people would have wanted, the Updated...
When Laughing Gas is No Laughing Matter
Those who use the gas for recreational purposes insert a charger and attach a balloon on the nozzle that is intended to deliver the whipped cream. Obviously no cream is inserted otherwise, well you’d end up with a balloon full of whipped cream.
Problems with the Current B12 Test
It's official - the problems patients have been experiencing in getting an accurate diagnosis of their symptoms is due to the current test used in laboratories to determine the B12 status of patients suspected of having B12 deficiency. UK National Quality Assessment...
The 11 month old baby
I received a telehone call yesterday from a very distraught lady. "I have been diagnosed as having B12 Deficiency" she said. "I had six injections over two weeks". "Good" I said, "not everyone gets loading doses" "But it's my 11 month old baby that's the problem" she...
Genetic Pernicious Anaemia
On Friday I had a telephone call from a lady who has 34 members of her family with Pernicious Anaemia!










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