by Dr Joe | Aug 25, 2010 | Politics, Stress
It is easy to get caught up in what goes on around us day to day and see problems as bigger than what they may actually be. Everything looks bigger from close up and smaller if looked at from a distance. I have been thinking about this in relation to the issues, which... by Dr Joe | Aug 8, 2010 | General Health, Politics
“And so my fellow Americans, ask not what you country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” – John F. Kennedy The late American President said these words half a century ago. The same principle applies in almost any country and its validity has... by Dr Joe | Jul 30, 2010 | Medical Research, The Practice of Medicine
With the huge amount of research that surfaces each day, it is not surprising that the quality varies considerably. Sometimes, you actually have to wonder whether the researchers are having a joke at our expense. Dubious research coupled with the tendency to disease... by Dr Joe | May 11, 2010 | Cancer, General Health, Health & Wellness
It is amazing how discoveries, which are simple, do not make big news. If a pill which reduced breast cancer by one third was released it would be big news. There would be massive demand and the company, which made it, would see profits and the share price rocket.... by Dr Joe | Apr 9, 2010 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals, The Practice of Medicine
Humanity has a breadth and depth to it. We are not all the same. It is interesting then how some differences are accepted and others are not. It is particularly interesting how some differences are increasingly been made into diseases. The medicalization of human...