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Overpopulation

 Dr Ross Walker  

Dec07
It is my strong opinion that doctors should be prolonging everyone’s life, but no one’s death. But, I am a stronger believer in health span rather than life span. Any sensible doctor knows when a person’s life has finished and their death phase has begun. When a person has entered

Autoimmune disease

 Dr Ross Walker  

Dec04
The function of every organism is to survive. This survival is achieved by the finely tuned processes of metabolism and homeostasis. Metabolism is defined as the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. Homeostasis is defined as the tendency towards a relatively stable equilibrium

Myth: Warfarin is a poison

 Dr Ross Walker  

Dec02
One of the longest standing drugs in cardiology is warfarin. Warfarin is an extremely effective blood thinner which has been in use for decades. It effectively stops clots forming in people with cardiac valve replacements & in those with the very common electrical abnormality in the heart, atrial fibrillation. In

Myth: Hypertension or high blood pressure is typically 100 plus your age

 Dr Ross Walker  

Dec02
Years ago, this incredibly simplistic dictum was taken as gospel by the medical profession. There have been a number of myths over the decades surrounding high blood pressure and I would like to clear up some misconceptions around this very important topic. Blood pressure is simply the pressure within the

Exercise – is more better?

 Dr Ross Walker  

Nov09
I have repeatedly suggested that the ideal amount of exercise every week is somewhere between 3 to 5 hours. So, is this just my gut feeling or is there any good evidence for these comments? I would like to review three recent interesting studies around exercise which address this important