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Is Weight Loss All About Calories?

By Dr Ross Walker

There is no doubt that to lose weight you have to take in less calories than you burn off every day. But, this is not as simple as eating less food and doing more exercise. New evidence is now emerging that it is not just what you eat but also…

Low-dose Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk

By Dr Ross Walker

Every year, around the globe 3.3 million people die from 60 different alcohol related health issues. This raises some very important questions. Is all alcohol harmful? Is there a safe dose? Is any particular type of alcoholic beverage beneficial to the health? Firstly, and most importantly, there is no dispute…

Statin use in older people

By Dr Ross Walker

Over the past decade there have been increasing concerns raised by some people in the medical field and many members of the public about the increasing prescriptions written for statin drugs (e.g. Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor & Pravachol, along with the numerous generics) and the potential over-reporting of side-effects by the…

Euthanasia

By Dr Ross Walker

Just this week, it was announced that the New South Wales Parliament would debate the right for an adult over age 25 (who is also a resident in New South Wales-clearly to prevent NSW becoming the Euthanasia capital of Australia), to legally end their own life with, of course, with…

Doctors should avoid the word ‘pain’

By Dr Ross Walker

The latest piece of nonsense from the namby-pamby, politically correct, left wing nut jobs is the suggestion that the medical profession should no longer use the word pain! Also, just as bad are those dreadful terms: sting, hurt, itch and worry. To quote this doctor who made these suggestions, “using…