by Dr Joe | Feb 22, 2010 | Movement, Personal Responsibility, Politics
Anyone who has learned to walk has fallen over. The way babies learn to put one leg in front of the other and keep balance is through practice and the neural feedback that comes from falling down. The brain fairly quickly learns what does and does not work so that the... by Dr Joe | Feb 19, 2010 | ADHD, Children's Health, Pharmaceuticals
Every once in a while a study emerges that fundamentally changes a particular aspect of medicine. A long term study which shows that the assumptions underpinning a particular course of treatment, are shown to be wrong. One example was the Women’s Health Initiative in... by Dr Joe | Feb 16, 2010 | General Health, Parenting, Personal Responsibility
Alcohol is in the news fairly regularly. It is both the most widely used and most problematic of all the substances that we use. The thing about alcohol that sets it apart is that there is not only a safe level, but also arguably there is a level of consumption with... by Dr Joe | Feb 12, 2010 | Childhood Obesity, Children's Health
Childhood obesity has been put front and centre with Michelle Obama. An ambitious goal to eliminate childhood obesity in a generation has been made. There is an old quote attributed to Michelangelo that it is better to aim too high and miss than to aim too low and... by Dr Joe | Feb 9, 2010 | Environmental toxins, Personal Responsibility
Here is something obvious-smoking is not good for you. This has been known for probably the best part of 50 years. No one in western societies who has started smoking since the mid 1970s can claim that they were not aware of this. Advertising has been virtually... by Dr Joe | Feb 8, 2010 | Health & Wellness
Whilst the health agenda in the USA has captured most of the headlines, the same issues are confronting other countries too. The central issue remains how to pay for the services, which are expected to be needed by an aging population with a shrinking taxpayer base....
