Here is a shocking statistic: skin cancer rates have increased by almost 80% over the last 25 years. This fact is despite public education by the Cancer Council and others such as the “Slip Slop Slap” campaign, encouraging the use of sunscreens. So something is not...
In a new video series called Health Minded, regular contributor George Helou and I discuss health topics. In this episode talk about stress and what you can do to beat it. You can subscribe to the channel on you tube. Dr Joe Kosterich MBBS is an author, speaker, media...
It may come as no surprise to some that wellness tourism here and abroad is now rising above the overall tourism industry. Latest numbers show that the global market for wellness tourism has grown to $450 billion and is projected to increase by more than 9% this...
It is amazing how often the obvious comes as a revelation to the academics that inhabit the world of research and public health. A new study out of Massachusetts’s general hospital shows that children who do not get enough sleep have more cognitive (thinking) and...
It has been said: if insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then the only way to be different is to do different. Until recently, psychological interventions commonly focus on the negative aspects of people’s lives, such...
