It seems, sadly, for many people an essential part of being able to enjoy the festive season is overeating and particularly over drinking.
In fact, despite the known consequences, for some people a culture of drinking to excess is very much a part of every celebration.
So, it’s about this time of year we begin to...
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Archive for December, 2007
Hanging on over the festive season
Giving gifts for good health
The original Christmas gifts were reported to be gold, frankincense and myrrh; and while they may not be on everyone’s shopping list, there are, even now, websites offering these three items as “deluxe 3 box gift sets” from as little as US$30.
The real value of these 21st century replicas might be uncertain (in common...
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Take a good look at the label
The importance of not just what you take but how you take it has been emphasised by a report in last week’s issue of Australian Doctor.
A study of more than 1200 cases of medication errors reported to the Victorian Poisons Information Centre showed that many medicines are not always used in the way they...
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On the road to safer driving
Globally the major health issues are still the infectious diseases HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria. However, chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes are becoming more prevalent.
Among infants, diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases are the biggest killers; but worldwide, the leading cause of death among young people, in the 10-24 years age group, is traffic...
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