There’s very little that’s truly new under the sun. These days, we often think we’re incredibly advanced in the 21st century, assuming that old ideas must be wrong or unproven by science. We believe we know far more than our ancestors. In some respects, we do. We have...
USD 12 billion is a lot of money. According to a new analysis, US physicians have received more than $12 billion in payments from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries over 10 years. We’ve spoken previously about the issue of doctors receiving payments...
Happiness can be learned, but it may take practising seven habits. This is a topic covered on MedPage Today, and it might make you do a double-take. Ultimately, you would think happiness is simply a function of how life is going. If things are going well, they may...
Health and being healthy are made more complicated than they need to be, and often it is always doom and gloom about health. Really, there is a lot of good news. Well, here’s some great news from work out of Glasgow, and this is from Medscape UK (Source). Type 2...
The relentless march of the nanny state into the minutiae of people’s lives continues unabated. A quote: WA will ban ham and cheese sandwiches from school to hand teens with the lunch meal classed as red under new dietary rules. This is on a traffic light system...
Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing, and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise, sleep, and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your well-being in direct or indirect ways....
If Christmas did not exist it would need to be invented. Perfectly timed at the end of the year, it allows many people worldwide to celebrate in some way, shape or form. This may be a formal religious celebration or simply a catch-up with friends and family. Given...
The importance of sleep cannot be overstated, as human beings spend more time sleeping than engaging in any other activity, yet many still neglect its crucial role in overall health. Human beings spend more time being asleep than anything else. It is estimated that at...
Let us start with the part we can all agree on – the average weight in most countries has increased over the last 40 years, albeit the number of those with serious weight issues is much less than the numbers quoted. This is because although the Body Mass Index (BMI)...
That medical science has advanced over the last century and that it has provided benefits for many is a statement of fact and the obvious. It is also possible to have too much of a good thing. More to the point, as with most industries, and yes healthcare is an...
