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Here we go again

Nov28

In a recent edition of the New England Journal of Medicine there were two original articles and an editorial discussing a large placebo controlled, randomised study of 25,871 people in the United States using what is known as a 2 X 2 factorial design which involved Fish oil, Vitamin D

Is there a universal blood test for cancer?

Dr Ross Walker

Nov08

A few decades back, a diagnosis of cancer, in most cases, was a death sentence. But, for the last few decades, there have been enormous strides in the management of most forms of cancer. The standard treatment up to recently has been extensive surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Improvements in all

A common blood pressure drug INCREASES lung cancer risk?

Dr Ross Walker

Oct31

A recent study published in the British medical Journal from McGill University in Canada reviewed 1 million people in the UK who were commenced on blood pressure treatment between 1995–2015. These people were all adults and were followed for just over 6 years on average. During this time 8000 people

Vitamin D supplements — are they useless?

Dr Ross Walker

Oct08

Osteoporosis is incredibly common. To quote the osteoporosis Australia website there is an estimated 1.2 million people living in Australia with the condition and a further 6.3 million people with low bone density. Although postmenopausal women are at the greatest risk for osteoporosis, well over 20% of males over the

Hip and knee surgery — a panacea?

Dr Ross Walker

Oct03

There is no doubt that the definitive, evidence-based treatment for severe knee or hip osteoarthritis is a joint replacement. All other therapies are aimed at either reducing inflammation or pain and as yet we do not have effective treatments to rebuild cartilage and thus giving a person a new joint

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Here we go again

Is there a universal blood test for cancer?

A common blood pressure drug INCREASES lung cancer risk?

Vitamin D supplements — are they useless?

Hip and knee surgery — a panacea?

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Feel Great And Boost Heart Health?