With all the hype and paranoia about parenting and the dangers faced by children, it is really good when some facts emerge. Figures published in The Economist reveal that children in the 1950’s were five times more likely to die before age five than today. Yet as it...
The commonest cause of abdominal pain in children is constipation. Learn about the causes and simple ways to treat it. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3XiliIY5Fs[/youtube] Dr JoeMedical Doctor, author, speaker, media presenter and health industry...
Tom Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH,) in his recent blog post Are Children Overmedicated? seems to suggest that perhaps more psychiatric medication is in order. Comparing mental illness in children to food allergies, he dismisses the...
Recently I was interviewed on both radio and TV about a case where a man had a severe reaction to a whooping cough vaccine. This is a dangerous area as virtually all discussions about immunisation generate lots of heat but very little light. The camps are highly...
Most countries, and indeed the whole world have their own big sporting events. Be it the World Cup. FA Cup, the Superbowl or the Tour de France or here in Australia the AFL Grand Final. In each of these events there can only be one winner. It is also often the case...
In the Star Wars films there is a seesawing battle between the empire and the “rebels”. Through the initial three-film trilogy each side is in the ascendency at differing times. Whilst not a perfect analogy, it is interesting to apply this concept to battles in...
