A book review on the over-rated role of modern medicine. Title: The Role of Medicine: Dream, Mirage or Nemesis? (1979) Author: Thomas McKeown Publisher: Basil Blackwell, Oxford In a book that is often grouped with Effectiveness and Efficiency (Cochrane) and Limits to...
I have written an article on the pros and cons of medical marijuana for Australian news websites. Click here to read it. Dr JoeDr Joe Kosterich – Doctor, Health Industry Consultant and Author Doctor, speaker, author, and health industry...
The quit smoking drug Bupropion (Zyban) has been linked to high blood pressure and “adverse” cardiovascular events. And Vareniciline( Champix), also used in smoking cessation, has again been found to be the drug most commonly associated with suicide and homicidal...
The body has more bacterial cells than human cells. Antibiotics can do as much harm as good if not used carefully. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1VNdixnyMo&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube] Dr JoeDr Joe Kosterich – Doctor, Health Industry...
Humans have a monumental thirst for blood. With the average red blood cell transfusion using around 3 pints of blood, approximately 27,000 blood donations are needed every week in Australia to meet that demand. The problem is, blood platelets have quite a short...
The United Nations has conducted a global survey on deaths by suicide and found that each year it accounted for 800,000 deaths. Whilst the highest rates were in people over 70 it was also the second leading cause of death in those aged 15 to 29 globally. Men...
