by Dr Joe | Jul 4, 2010 | Politics
Wherever one may be in the world, people know that the Fourth of July is American Independence day. Three years ago I had the pleasure of being in Hawaii on the Fourth of July. This was a family holiday and we were staying in Maui. This gave me the opportunity to see... by Dr Joe | Jul 2, 2010 | Modern Life
Facebook is an interesting beast. Over the last year or so I have grown to over 1000 friends some of whom I actually know, most of whom I have not met personally and some of whom I have actually got to know which has been great. The other interesting thing as the... by Dr Joe | Jun 29, 2010 | Cancer, Mens Health
Since the war on cancer was declared by then president Nixon in 1971 much effort has been devoted to the war. So how are we doing? In 2007 there were 12 million new cases of cancer reported world wide and 7.5 million deaths.These numbers are projected to rise to 27... by Dr Joe | Jun 26, 2010 | Politics
It is an old adage that a week is a long time in politics. With the world speeding up it seems like a day is now a long time. It is highly unlikely that Wednesday morning that many Australians would have thought there would be a new prime minister within 24 hours. The... by Dr Joe | Jun 22, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Relationships
Relationships form one of the pillars of DIY Health. There are many different relationships that we have and over the last week we have seen examples of how the way we conduct these this impacts on people, for better or worse. There are two separate events, which... by Dr Joe | Jun 15, 2010 | General Health
A survey of Australians shows that church attendance has fallen about one third over the last 16 years. A number of other “religion” parameters such as belief in heaven and god have also fallen although running in parallel with this is an increasing interest in... by Dr Joe | Jun 12, 2010 | General Health, Health & Wellness
Whilst being rich does not of itself guarantee a long or happy life and many people with little by way of monetary wealth live a long and happy life wealth and health are linked. As nations become wealthier the overall standard of health rises. We have seen over the... by Dr Joe | Jun 8, 2010 | General Health, Mental Health, Stress
One of the things one tends to do when in another city is use public transport. And so it was that I was waiting for a train at Sydney Town Hall Station when the billboard caught my eye.”7 out of 10 Australians will suffer a mental health illness” was the headline.... by Dr Joe | Jun 4, 2010 | General Health, Medical Tests, Pharmaceuticals
In the previous blog I wrote about problems with long term use of medications particularly those used for lifestyle related conditions. It looks like The American Medical association agrees with me. The association’s Archives of Internal Medicine Journal has... by Dr Joe | Jun 1, 2010 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals
Much is made of the fact that pharmaceuticals are tested before being released. Trials are done to assess whether the drugs work and to assess the side effect profile. Many drugs never make it to market because in the trial process either they are not found to so much...
