by Dr Joe | Dec 3, 2010 | Health Policy, Medical Research, Obesity
Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a 1950’s movie, which received cult status. It tells the tale of how alien pods are coming to earth and “snatching” the bodies of humans so that they (the pods) can grow. The invasion happens whilst people sleep and there appears to... by Dr Joe | Nov 30, 2010 | Cancer, General Health, Medical Tests
In 1971, then President Richard Nixon declared a war on cancer with the aim of eliminating the disease in time for the bicentenary in 1976. A measure of how we are doing can be seen in projections that by 2050 there will be over double the number of cancer deaths and... by Dr Joe | Nov 26, 2010 | General Health, Politics
It is very rare to have a politician tell people what they do not want to hear. Part of the reason for this is the frenzy that occurs when they do. In turn this explains why there is so little “leadership” in any level of government. You cannot lead when all you do is... by Dr Joe | Nov 23, 2010 | ADHD, Children's Health, Parenting
It is with some shock that I discovered that a pharmaceutical company is doing a trial of antidepressant use in children as young as seven. The stated purpose of the trial is to compare Paxil to placebo for eight weeks in children and adolescents aged seven through... by Dr Joe | Nov 19, 2010 | Flu, Health Policy
The saga of H1N1 has entered the next stage. Now that it is clearly apparent, even to the “experts” that there was a gross over reaction, the finger pointing has begun. We see this in the exchanges between the Australian TGA and West Australian Health Department. Lets... by Dr Joe | Nov 16, 2010 | Childhood Obesity, Children's Health, General Health, Parenting
One of the biggest reasons the “health” budgets are blowing out is because over the last 25 years as a society we have chosen to eat too much processed food. This has been seen as convenient and there has been a view that cooking is either too hard, too time consuming... by Dr Joe | Nov 12, 2010 | Politics
Fortunately for democracy it appears that some politicians still can resist the temptation to increase police powers. The WA Nationals have knocked back legislation that would have enabled police to stop anyone and search them regardless of whether the police had any... by Dr Joe | Nov 9, 2010 | Childhood Obesity, Children's Health, Parenting
The ability of governments to create laws, which have ridiculous effects never, ceases to amaze me. The case of a primary school, which has had to cancel its fund raising cake sale due to health regulations, is a classic example of zeal gone to far. Justice Louis D... by Dr Joe | Nov 5, 2010 | Parenting
Central planning does not work with the economy and it does not work with health either. It is always ironic when the pious pontifications of experts and heavy-handed government departments are shown to make no difference. We live in probably the safest time ever in... by Dr Joe | Oct 29, 2010 | Childhood Obesity, Children's Health, Parenting
Here is the bottom line. Childhood obesity is a problem. It is a function of the foods children eat both at home and at school. The people responsible for feeding children are parents not advertisers. Running the line that it is all to do with advertising allows...
