Once in a while one comes across something, which really captures the essence of an issue in one simple line. So it was with the ADHD debate this week. An article on Bloomberg news was discussing the difficulty that drug companies had in “cracking” the European...
There is a wonderful quote by Aldous Huxley: “Medical science is making such remarkable progress that soon none of us will be well.” With the degree of disease mongering, over diagnosis and awareness that we have at present this prediction is coming true....
Last weekend the family decided to get take a ways from a new Singaporean restaurant we had heard good reports about. After making menu selections I rang up to place the order. As it turned out I dialed the wrong number. The kids had a laugh; I apologised to the lady...
Earlier this year it was shown that people who had a body mass index (BMI) of between 25 and 30 actually lived longer than those who had a “healthy” BMI of between 20 and 25. Naturally those who profit from promoting an obesity crisis ridiculed this. Fortunately...
Once upon a time medical practice was about the consulting room. Here the patient and doctor could consider what was best for the individual based on their unique circumstances. The aim was to treat the patient, not to treat a number, or to treat to a target or to...
This week on the Paul Murray show on 6PR we spoke about the Australian class action against Bayer over the contraceptive pills Yasmin and Yaz. Legal cases have been conducted in the USA. It centre’s on the risks of side effects particularly the risks of blood clots...
