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Author: Dr Ross Walker

You can teach an old drug new tricks

By Dr Ross Walker

For many years, doctors have been using the very old and inexpensive drug, colchicine, to treat acute episodes of gout. Gout is an extremely painful arthritic condition which typically affects the big toe, related to excessive levels of uric acid in the blood stream. Many people in the general public…

Our Third Commonest Killer

By Dr Ross Walker

The commonest cause of death and disability in modern society is cardiovascular disease, with cancer a very close second. Disturbingly, the third most common cause of death and disability is western healthcare. I often say that strong medicine has strong effects but also has, at times, very strong side effects…

Is obesity a form of addiction?

By Dr Ross Walker

We live in an obesogenic society where all of our celebrations and events are based around food. Food is freely available and most people feel slighted if they do not have breakfast, lunch and dinner often with snacks in between. Many jobs, these days, are sedentary and typically involve many…

Exercise: even more benefits

By Dr Ross Walker

With the tragic statistic that 25% of the population does no exercise whatsoever, with another 50% not doing the recommended weekly dose of 75 minutes of high-intensity or 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise, it appears that the vast majority of the community are ignoring the overwhelming evidence for the…

Marijuana – Is it safe and should it be legalised?

By Dr Ross Walker

In the USA, marijuana is legal in a number of states for both recreational and medical use. To quote a very recent article in the Canberra Times, “The ACT government legalised cannabis for adults in late September, and the law was to take effect at the end of January. It…