by Dr Joe | Nov 19, 2010 | Flu, Health Policy
The saga of H1N1 has entered the next stage. Now that it is clearly apparent, even to the “experts” that there was a gross over reaction, the finger pointing has begun. We see this in the exchanges between the Australian TGA and West Australian Health Department. Lets... by Dr Joe | Nov 9, 2010 | Childhood Obesity, Children's Health, Parenting
The ability of governments to create laws, which have ridiculous effects never, ceases to amaze me. The case of a primary school, which has had to cancel its fund raising cake sale due to health regulations, is a classic example of zeal gone to far. Justice Louis D... by Dr Joe | Nov 5, 2010 | Parenting
Central planning does not work with the economy and it does not work with health either. It is always ironic when the pious pontifications of experts and heavy-handed government departments are shown to make no difference. We live in probably the safest time ever in... by Dr Joe | Oct 12, 2010 | Womens Health
As a bloke I won’t pretend to know absolutely everything about handbags. It is fairly easy for me to head out the door with a wallet in one pocket and my phone and keys in another. For women it is trickier. First there is choosing which handbag and then what to put in... by Dr Joe | Oct 8, 2010 | Flu, Immunity
As winter ends in the southern hemisphere it is worth looking at the winter flu season just passed and see how our friends the “experts” fared this year. In May we had dire predictions of a “horror” flu season due to the H1N1 virus. These predictions came at around...