Three of my articles have been included in this new book released by CSIRO Publishing. Take an aspirin a day after you turn 50. p. 115 Cranberry juice prevents bladder infections. p. 132 Vitamin C prevents colds. p. 220
Tag: preventive health
Sep 03 2013
Australian general practitioner perceptions of the detection and screening of at-risk drinking, and the role of the AUDIT-C: a qualitative study
This article was preliminarily published in BMC Family Practice on 20 August 2013. The final web and PDF versions were published on 3 September 2013. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-121 BMC Family Practice is an open access publisher and the full online and PDF versions are available from the above link. You can contact the corresponding author, C W Michael …
Aug 21 2013
What is stomach flu?
The following article was published in The Conversation. Explainer: what is stomach flu? By Michael Tam Nausea, vomiting, tummy pain and cramps, watery diarrhoea … We’ve all had acute gastroenteritis at some stage. As a general practitioner, my patients usually refer to their condition in more colloquial terms – “gastro”, “the runs”, “the trots”, “stomach flu”, …
Mar 27 2013
Quoted in article on vitamin D in pregnancy
I was quoted on an article written by Carley Tonoli, an editor at The Conversation, titled “Experts urge caution on new pregnancy and vitamin D study”.
Mar 15 2013
Do calcium supplements increase the risk of myocardial infarction?
This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).
Mar 08 2013
Absolute cardiovascular disease risk: Assessment and Early Intervention
This lecture revised for 2013 and was first delivered to medical students in the Phase 2: Society and Health term on 8 March 2013, at the University of New South Wales.