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James Le Fanu

Dish the dirt and keep healthy

Bureaucrats always want to introduce more stringent hygiene regulations.James Le Fanu argues that cl

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Stop all this fuss about our genes

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Behind the great plastic duck panic

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Long reads

What price a cure for the flu?

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Why doctors should admit their ignorance

Experts say too little milk, too much milk and a smart wife all make you ill. Don't listen, advises

By James Le Fanu

Was Two-Brains one too many?

The BBC, the universities, the NHS: the Tories wrecked them all. James Le Fanu argues that David Wil

By James Le Fanu

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