This week on my regular spot on the Paul Murray show on 6PR we spoke about flu vaccinations. Last year there were significant problems with a number of children having febrile convulsions after the vaccine leading to a withdrawal of use in children under five. This...
According to research by The National Sleep Foundation one in four Americans married or living with someone say they are so sleep-deprived that they are often too tired to have sex. Figures may be similar in other countries. The good news is that there are solutions....
Over the last 30 years we have seen the rise of preventative health. Some recent studies shine a spotlight on this and raise good questions. A US study questions the cost effectiveness of certain health programs. In Germany it has been suggested that many...
By Guest Contributor George Helou, The Mind Power Coach There are three main obstacles to achieving our goals: 1. Stress 2. Our subconscious 3. Emotional addiction 1. Stress The Reticular Activating System (RAS) located in the Brain Stem...
There is an old adage about lies, damned lies and statistics. This is something we see all too often in medical papers and the claims made off the back of them. The person in the street can get quite confused or alarmed about epidemics, which are hitting us, or great...
By Guest Contributor Susan Sommers a Pilates instructor specializing in those 50 and over in NYC The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and...
A recent report has confirmed what we all know-that children are getting fatter because they are not allowed to run around and play. This comes from parents wanting to wrap kids in cotton wool-also known as helicopter parenting There is a new push to get children to...
By Guest Contributor Sally Symonds author of “50 Steps to Lose 50kg . . . And Keep It Off” – the inspirational story of how she halved her weight and doubled her life. If you’re desperate to drop some kilos but can’t bear the idea of giving up...
Recently I was interviewed by current affairs program Today Tonight on the issues surrounding large breasts. The natural reaction to this is for people to giggle or think, “ I would like that problem”. There are some serious issues around this topic particularly when...
There is a general impression that medicine is constantly changing. In fact medicine is very conservative and change which challenges conventional thinking (as against using new drugs) can take a long time to be adopted. One major change though may be upon us. A...
