I gave a phone interview today to Fiona Baker, a journalist from body+soul Magazine, on the topic of alcohol hangovers.
Tag: preventive health
Nov 08 2013
Are statins effective for primary prevention in people with low cardiovascular risk?
This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).
Nov 04 2013
Comment: Viewing Catalyst’s cholesterol programs through the sceptometer
This was a comment to the online article, “Viewing Catalyst’s cholesterol programs through the sceptometer“, written by Dr Justin Coleman, published on The Conversation on 4 November 2013. This was an interesting perspective offered by a clinical general practitioner following the rather problematic Catalyst program on cholesterol and statins. Great article Justin! I agree with most …
Nov 04 2013
Health Check: should we aim for daily bowel movements?
This article was original published in The Conversation. Health Check: should we aim for daily bowel movements? By Michael Tam When I was in my teens, I watched the comedy Crazy People, starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah. Moore plays a burnt-out advertising executive who creates (hilarious) “honest” ads. One of the ads is for …
Oct 19 2013
Why don’t we detect at-risk drinkers? A qualitative study of GP beliefs and attitudes
This presentation was presented at the 2013 RACGP GP13 Convention in Darwin, 17-19 October 2013. Authors: Michael Tam Nicholas Zwar Roslyn Markham YouTube video presentation:
Dec 01 2013
Comment: Empirical evidence, not eminence, and certainly not dogma
The following is a comment/letter to the editor to the online article, “Some catalysts for debate on statins“, published in Medical Observer. This article covered two somewhat opposing perspectives by Prof Kerryn Phelps, and Prof James Tatoulis to the controversial ABC Catalyst program on the role of lipids and statins on health. The shorter online …
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