by Dr Joe | Sep 10, 2010 | Politics, Womens Health
When messages get confusing, people switch off. This has been demonstrated in dietary advice, where it has been shown that the more complicated the diet; the less likely people are to follow it. It has now been shown that official government guidelines on drinking... by Dr Joe | Sep 7, 2010 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals
The airing of the Ben Cousins story recently has certainly fired up passions. It seems everyone has an opinion and so do I. Interestingly within the next week we saw more drug related headlines from another AFL player, Travis Tuck and actor Matthew Newton. Drug... by Dr Joe | Sep 4, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Movement
The City to Surf run saw over 40,000 participants this year in Perth. I did the 12km run from the City for the first time and was pretty pleased with my effort. Yes with a bit more training I could have sliced a few minutes off the time but the aim is participation... by Dr Joe | Aug 25, 2010 | Politics, Stress
It is easy to get caught up in what goes on around us day to day and see problems as bigger than what they may actually be. Everything looks bigger from close up and smaller if looked at from a distance. I have been thinking about this in relation to the issues, which... by Dr Joe | Aug 17, 2010 | Politics
“There’s only two types of people in this world- The ones that entertain and the ones that observe” Opening line from Circus by Britney Spears The Australian election campaign has really shown the truth of these words. In a complete policy vacuum where stage-managed... by Dr Joe | Aug 13, 2010 | Flu, Immunity
A firecracker goes off with a bang, loud noise and bright light. When it fades such there is no more noise and the last bit of light disappears almost imperceptibly. Then there is nothing again but sky. The swine flu has run a similar path. It arrived with a bang and... by Dr Joe | Aug 8, 2010 | General Health, Politics
“And so my fellow Americans, ask not what you country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” – John F. Kennedy The late American President said these words half a century ago. The same principle applies in almost any country and its validity has... by Dr Joe | Aug 3, 2010 | Obesity, Pharmaceuticals
Every so often you suddenly see things, which taken together are another part of the jigsaw. So it was that within the space of 24 hours I read about a grill in Arizona called the Heart Attack Grill, which claims to serve the worlds unhealthiest food and about calls... by Dr Joe | Jul 30, 2010 | Medical Research, The Practice of Medicine
With the huge amount of research that surfaces each day, it is not surprising that the quality varies considerably. Sometimes, you actually have to wonder whether the researchers are having a joke at our expense. Dubious research coupled with the tendency to disease... by Dr Joe | Jul 11, 2010 | General Health, Heart Disease, Pharmaceuticals
You would need to be living under a rock not to know that health (disease) care spending is continuing to increase. The total spending in the OECD is increasing faster than economic growth and inflation in the OECD. The USA spends the most at around 16% of GDP nearly...
