by Dr Joe | Oct 1, 2010 | ADHD, General Health, Pharmaceuticals
When too many of us take too many drugs, there are consequences. These are both economic and human. The solution is to use drugs judiciously and not as a replacement for being responsible for what we put in our mouths. Human inventions are not intrinsically good or... by Dr Joe | Sep 7, 2010 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals
The airing of the Ben Cousins story recently has certainly fired up passions. It seems everyone has an opinion and so do I. Interestingly within the next week we saw more drug related headlines from another AFL player, Travis Tuck and actor Matthew Newton. Drug... by Dr Joe | Aug 3, 2010 | Obesity, Pharmaceuticals
Every so often you suddenly see things, which taken together are another part of the jigsaw. So it was that within the space of 24 hours I read about a grill in Arizona called the Heart Attack Grill, which claims to serve the worlds unhealthiest food and about calls... by Dr Joe | Jul 11, 2010 | General Health, Heart Disease, Pharmaceuticals
You would need to be living under a rock not to know that health (disease) care spending is continuing to increase. The total spending in the OECD is increasing faster than economic growth and inflation in the OECD. The USA spends the most at around 16% of GDP nearly... by Dr Joe | Jun 4, 2010 | General Health, Medical Tests, Pharmaceuticals
In the previous blog I wrote about problems with long term use of medications particularly those used for lifestyle related conditions. It looks like The American Medical association agrees with me. The association’s Archives of Internal Medicine Journal has... by Dr Joe | Jun 1, 2010 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals
Much is made of the fact that pharmaceuticals are tested before being released. Trials are done to assess whether the drugs work and to assess the side effect profile. Many drugs never make it to market because in the trial process either they are not found to so much...
