by Dr Joe | Sep 16, 2011 | General Health, Relationships, The Practice of Medicine
After many years in medicine you have seen most things. Then one day something takes you by surprise. This was a person who was on 19, yes 19, different medications. Given some of these were taken more than once a day and the dose of some was more than one pill this... by Dr Joe | Sep 2, 2011 | Medical Tests, Mental Health, Politics, Stress
A few weeks ago I wrote about screening for preschoolers. This touched a nerve as it has had the most comments of any blog I have written. The notion of “screening” children to determine their “fitness” for school together with the proposed “emotional wellness checks”... by Carolyn Thomas | Aug 22, 2011 | General Health, The Practice of Medicine
Guest Contributor – Carolyn Thomas After my first non-fiction book was published, something unusual happened to me. Overnight, I suddenly became an “expert”. During book tours, I did newspaper, magazine, television and radio interviews. I was invited to speak at... by Dr Joe | Aug 19, 2011 | Medical Tests, Relationships
Cartoons can often provide insights and make comments on society in a way that cannot be done with “real people”. My kids have “gotten into” South Park. Yes there are “gross bits” and foul language but I must say that some of their commentary on society is very... by Dr Joe | Aug 12, 2011 | General Health, Heart Disease, Medical Tests, Pharmaceuticals, The Practice of Medicine
Approval has been granted for the use of statin medications, which are used to lower cholesterol, by people who do not have high cholesterol. This is based on the rationale of preventing cardiovascular events such as heart attacks. A similar use was approved in the... by Dr Joe | Jul 15, 2011 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals
There is a steady stream of information coming out about the downsides of medications and particularly long term use of medications. Medicines are trialed over relatively short periods of time but can then be taken for five, ten or even twenty years. Trials done over...
