by Dr Joe | Dec 16, 2010 | General Health, Stress
If you ask a group of adults the question “Who is looking forward to Christmas”? A number of hands would go up. If you then ask “Who is looking forward to Christmas being…over?” A second set of hands goes up. Ask a group of year one school children the same questions... by Dr Joe | Dec 7, 2010 | General Health, Politics
The opening of government funded “super clinics” without doctors is straight from the script of Yes Minister. The British comedy from the 1980’s is as relevant today as it was when first aired. The fictional antics of the Minister and public service are hilarious on... by Dr Joe | Dec 3, 2010 | Health Policy, Medical Research, Obesity
Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a 1950’s movie, which received cult status. It tells the tale of how alien pods are coming to earth and “snatching” the bodies of humans so that they (the pods) can grow. The invasion happens whilst people sleep and there appears to... by Dr Joe | Nov 30, 2010 | Cancer, General Health, Medical Tests
In 1971, then President Richard Nixon declared a war on cancer with the aim of eliminating the disease in time for the bicentenary in 1976. A measure of how we are doing can be seen in projections that by 2050 there will be over double the number of cancer deaths and... by Dr Joe | Nov 26, 2010 | General Health, Politics
It is very rare to have a politician tell people what they do not want to hear. Part of the reason for this is the frenzy that occurs when they do. In turn this explains why there is so little “leadership” in any level of government. You cannot lead when all you do is... by Dr Joe | Nov 19, 2010 | Flu, Health Policy
The saga of H1N1 has entered the next stage. Now that it is clearly apparent, even to the “experts” that there was a gross over reaction, the finger pointing has begun. We see this in the exchanges between the Australian TGA and West Australian Health Department. Lets...
