Shaun R. McCann
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View article: Oxymorons, wine and haematology
Oxymorons, wine and haematology Open
An oxymoron is a figure of speech which places contradictory words next to each other.Since the enactment of 'Brexit' a number of commentators have started to believe that 'Great Britain' is perhaps an oxymoron.David Mills [1], writing in …
View article: Vampires, blood and wine
Vampires, blood and wine Open
Between me and the moonlight flitted a great bat, coming and going in great, whirling circles.' Mina Murray's journal in the novel 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker.I have alluded previously to the myth of vampires requiring human blood to persist …
View article: Champagne, Royalty and Haematology
Champagne, Royalty and Haematology Open
Champagne-The wine of Kings and the King of wines.Guy de Maupassant (Fig. 1) French
View article: The Benign Clone Causing Aplastic Anaemia
The Benign Clone Causing Aplastic Anaemia Open
Severe Aplastic Anaemia (SAA) is a rare benign disease but carries a high-mortality rate unless treated in a specialised centre. Overwhelming laboratory and clinical evidence points to an autoimmune pathogenesis; although, the aetiology re…
View article: My cup runneth over. Hebrew Bible (Psalms 23; 5)
My cup runneth over. Hebrew Bible (Psalms 23; 5) Open
Hippocrates, known as the father of western medicine, purportedly believed that the four humours that governed human health were: blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile, whereas Galen of Pergamum (129–216 AD) believed that blood was the pr…