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... by Dr Joe | Oct 24, 2010 | General Health, Politics
When trying to whip up fear and hysteria it is never a good idea to let facts get in the way. Per capita alcohol consumption in Australia has remained static for at least the last twenty years. Some people drink too much and this is a major cause of health and social... by Dr Joe | Oct 12, 2010 | Womens Health
As a bloke I won’t pretend to know absolutely everything about handbags. It is fairly easy for me to head out the door with a wallet in one pocket and my phone and keys in another. For women it is trickier. First there is choosing which handbag and then what to put in... by Dr Joe | Oct 8, 2010 | Flu, Immunity
As winter ends in the southern hemisphere it is worth looking at the winter flu season just passed and see how our friends the “experts” fared this year. In May we had dire predictions of a “horror” flu season due to the H1N1 virus. These predictions came at around... by Dr Joe | Oct 1, 2010 | ADHD, General Health, Pharmaceuticals
When too many of us take too many drugs, there are consequences. These are both economic and human. The solution is to use drugs judiciously and not as a replacement for being responsible for what we put in our mouths. Human inventions are not intrinsically good or... by Dr Joe | Sep 24, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Politics
The stupidity of government never ceases to amaze me. So far this year we have seen one local government wanting to charge people to exercise in its parks and a councilor in another claim that the City to Surf race should be “run somewhere else” (rather than to the... by Dr Joe | Sep 17, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Mens Health, Womens Health
The knockback by the FDA of a new drug for female sexual desire again casts a spotlight on the medicalization of life. The drug was knocked back for the simple reason that it had not been found to actually work Interestingly the comparison is made with drugs like...
