Morris Frank
Frank – the Death & Disease skeleton – is at his village fete enjoying the fabulously eccentric tradition that is Morris dancing๐ Can you find Frank? He looks like this: ๐ #bemorefrank
May 2022
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค โ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ
What do humans and Bedlington Terriers have in common? Answer: They can both suffer from excess copper – a genetic (and potentially fatal) condition called Wilsonโs disease. We get copper from foods like chocolate, nuts, shellfish and mushrooms. A human (or dog) with Wilsonโs disease cannot dispose of any excess, and over time it builds
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ – ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ซ
When Charlene McGregor sadly died at the age of 41 in Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, she was taken to the morgue. The family were told it would take a bit longer than normal to release her body because of covid. When they contacted the hospital 6 weeks later, it was found Charlene was
Frank’s Foresight: insurance to pay your mortgage if you are off sick
Frank explains insurance that pays your mortgage if you are off sick and…1) doesn’t reduce your government benefits2) covers people whose income can go up and down a lot. #bemorefrank
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๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค – ๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ’ ๐๐๐ง๐๐
Featured in a Sherlock Holmes novel โ St Vitusโ dance is an autoimmune disease caused by streptococcus infection. Symptoms include involuntary and random movements of the face, hands and feet. No one knows why it never affects the eye muscles, or why movements cease during sleep. St Vitus is the patron saint of dancers, tortured
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ – ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐
Assisted suicide โ where someone is given the means to end their own life, is now legal in Austria ๐๐ There are very strict criteria:โข Adults must be terminally ill, or have a permanent debilitating condition.โข Two doctors must assess the case ๐ฉโโ๏ธ๐ฉโโ๏ธโข Minors and people with mental health conditions are excludedโข Patients must wait
Frank’s Foresight – Smoking
Frank’s foresight this week is about smoking, how they detect nicotine, and what to do if you’ve given up since taking out insurance. #bemorefrank
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๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค – ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ
Smoking and picked vegetables – both increase the risk of stomach cancer๐ฅ๐ฌ Like many cancers, it is treatable if caught early. Unfortunately it usually has no symptoms until the cancer cannot be cured๐ In the UK the number of people who have survived for 5 years or more after being diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ – ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ
Helmuth Gufler of the Austrian police, has described the grisly discovery of a corpse of an elderly lady hidden in a cellar. Her son had covered her body in cat litter to hide the smell so he could claim ยฃ42,000 in pension payments after his mum died of natural causes. The crime came to light
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค โ ๐๐๐๐
Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome is when the heart suddenly stops, but at the autopsy, nothing can be found to be wrong. The heart is controlled by electrical impulses. If these go wrong, you can have an abnormal heart rhythm. If this rhythm is very wrong, it can cause the heart to stop โ but because
