A recent article in New Scientist magazine (23 August 2008) highlighted the significance of the placebo effect; that is the power of belief in a medicine to provide better health outcomes and the extra benefit of support systems and “tender loving care”.
There is no doubt that these factors are especially important when it comes...
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Archive for August, 2008
Choosing the right strategy to treat your cough
Men’s health – lifestyle issues the crux of the problem
The recent visit to Australia by Pope Benedict had special significance for Christian world youth. However, it’s now suggested that a different form of cross may have particular health benefit for adult men.
Studies have shown that diets rich in cruciferous vegetables (so-called because of their four petalled, cruciform or cross-like flowers) may reduce the...
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How good is your hearing?
The theme for Hearing Awareness Week this year (August 24-30) is “one in six”. It’s a reminder that more than 3.5 million Australians have some form of hearing impairment.
It’s a reminder also that the ears are much more than a couple of fairly useful appendages either side of our head. The ear is a...
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A new angle on the use of eye drops
Almost all of us will have used eye drops from time to time – perhaps to relieve the red eye effects of smoke or other pollutants, or the itchy eye problems associated with hayfever or maybe even to overcome the dry eye symptoms that are part of the ageing process.
And using eye drops is...
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