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A number of studies over the past decade have suggested better mortality rates in people over the age of 50 carrying a bit of extra weight. For most of us in the health industry and the general public, this appears counterintuitive. Let’s examine some of the evidence. There have been

For many years, there has been this unproven suggestion from the medical profession that high cholesterol, especially in older people, is always a major risk factor for heart disease and needs to be treated. The reality is that the evidence is just not there. In the British Medical Journal in

In early January, the Health minister Greg Hunt announced that the Federal government in Australia will be introducing legislation which will hopefully assist the Australian medical cannabis industry to become a major exporter of therapeutic products. Soon after the announcement, I was interviewed on ABC radio and I made the