Category Archives: Health

What’s wrong with two systems?

Posted on 2007-10-15 by Erithacus

Defenders of imperial units sometimes claim that using units from different systems simply contributes to the richness of our language and culture. People use whichever units are appropriate to the context (they argue). Two examples of this viewpoint were published … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer affairs, Education, General, Health, Media, Road signs | 15 Comments

Units of alcohol – rational metric sizes would solve the problem

Posted on 2007-05-28 by philh

Today’s TV news carried a leading story that units of alcohol will be appearing on all bottles, cans cartons etc of alcoholic drinks. People were asked in the street what they thought of this move. Several people asked, what’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer affairs, Health | 7 Comments

Blood transconfusion

Posted on 2007-03-17 by philh

The National Blood Service are understandably concerned that not enough people are coming forward to donate blood. There are, no doubt, a variety of reasons why people are inhibitied from doing so, e.g. can’t spare the time, nervousness about the … Continue reading →

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“Farewell” to the Calorie?

Posted on 2007-03-15 by derekp

Tesco is phasing out ‘kcal’ from the nutrition information on food products. Only ‘kJ’ will be used. (Information provided by Philip Bladon, and edited by Derek Pollard).

Posted in Consumer affairs, Health | 18 Comments

“Units” of alcohol

Posted on 2007-01-18 by Erithacus

How should the alcohol content of drinks be measured? – asks M-V

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NHS use of kilograms

Posted on 2006-12-21 by Erithacus

Although the NHS uses grams and kilograms, the media often dumb down the information, and politicians do nothing to help [article by Roz Denny]

Posted in Health, Media | 4 Comments