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I’m just trying to earn a quid

By Dr Ross Walker

Just over 11 years ago, my beloved childhood friend died from a rare, non-cigarette related lung cancer he acquired, almost certainly, from occupational exposure. He was a sheet metal worker for a major Australian airline and long before the days of occupational Health & Safety, would spend hours in the…

Our third biggest killer

By Dr Ross Walker

The common’s cause of death and disability in the world is cardiovascular disease; it keeps me in a job. Coming in second and closing in fast is cancer and disturbingly, the third biggest killer in the developed world is western healthcare. Over the past decade, there has been increasing evidence…

Another dig at complementary medicine

By Dr Ross Walker

A study published recently in the well-respected journal, the Annals of Internal Medicine was titled Effects of Nutritional Supplements and Dietary Interventions on Cardiovascular Outcomes: An Umbrella Review and Evidence Map The conclusion of this trial stated reduced salt intake, omega-3 PUFA use, and folate supplementation could reduce risk for…

A major breakthrough for spinal cord injuries

By Dr Ross Walker

One of the worst traumas imaginable is to suffer a spinal cord injury and to be left with either paraplegia or even worse quadriplegia. In Australia alone, there are over 12,000 people with spinal cord injuries with 400 new cases per year. Of these, 15% are complete quadriplegics and 20%…

Even more power to the gut

By Dr Ross Walker

With the increasing evidence regarding the importance of the gut microbiome, two more studies were released recently showing the importance of having healthy gut bacteria. Both published in “Nature Medicine”, the first from Harvard University, looked at the relationship between specific gut bacteria and allergies. It is estimated that around…