“The greatest wealth is health.”
by Virgil

The best way not be sick is to be healthy

Over the last 30 years we have seen the rise of preventative health. Three recent articles shine a spotlight on this and raise good questions. A US study (link 1) questions the cost effectiveness of certain health programs. In Germany (link 2) it is … [...]

ADHD- A different perspective

News recently (see link 1) that the FDA has advised parents not to stop giving their children ADHD drugs yet despite a government backed study showing a six fold increase in deaths in children on medication compared to those not on medication. In the s… [...]

Pigs might fly but the sky is not falling

I keep waiting for sanity to return when it comes to dealing with swine flu. Looks like I could be waiting a while. Not surprisingly this strain of flu like thousands upon thousands before it and thousands yet to come is spreading like … a virus.Ev… [...]

Stopping smoking- Made simple

Smoking rates have declined over the last 30 years in many countries particularly the USA and Australia. Most of this has been from people just quitting or going “cold turkey” as it is called. Cigarette consumption does vary considerably around th… [...]