by Dr Joe | Mar 19, 2010 | General Health
Unless you have been on mars for most of the last twelve months you would have heard about the H1N1 virus also known as swine flu. In response to the perceived “killer” virus, governments around the world ordered mass dosages of a vaccine against the virus in a bid to... by Dr Joe | Mar 16, 2010 | Children's Health, Parenting
One of the important contributors to a child’s health, both physical and mental is a reasonably stable environment. This for various reasons is not always possible and humans are fairly resilient. When one looks at the requirements people have to go through to be... by Dr Joe | Mar 13, 2010 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals, Politics
Health reform is on the front page in Australia, again. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd revealed a plan for the Commonwealth Government to take over the funding of public hospitals from state governments. Prior to being elected in 2007 Mr Rudd promised to fix the health... by Dr Joe | Mar 10, 2010 | General Health, Movement, Politics
It was interesting to see an editorial in the Vancouver Sun Newspaper questioning the spending of Canadian taxpayers money on Olympic sports. The Winter Olympics were a great success both in a logistical sense for Canada and in terms of medals. The Canadian Olympic... by Dr Joe | Mar 7, 2010 | Childhood Obesity, Children's Health, General Health
The famous golden arches have been in the news this week and as usual attracting a degree of criticism. Questions have been raised about McDonalds sponsorship of the Winter Olympics and also a deal struck with weight watchers. It is worth getting something on the...
