Tag: research

Comment: Homoeopathy, ethics and controversy

Comment to the article “Homeopathy isn’t unethical, it’s just controversial” by Jon Wardle, published in The Conversation. To be frank, it is really quite simple. Homoeopathy isn’t “controversial”. It does not work. There is no good empiric evidence that it does, plenty of empiric evidence that it doesn’t, and entirely lacks scientific plausibility. There is a …

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Monday’s medical myth: take an aspirin a day after you turn 50

The following article was published on The Conversation. Monday’s medical myth: take an aspirin a day after you turn 50 By Michael Tam, University of New South Wales Aspirin is a historical marvel. It’s been manufactured for more than a century and is still in widespread use. No other medication can claim as many different …

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How can we treat hangovers?

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Is cryotherapy the best treatment for common warts?

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Perceptions of GPs in teaching practices on detecting problem drinking, and the AUDIT-C

This was a poster presentation at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) GP11 Conference. Both the poster, and the handout are in PDF format and hosted by Google Drive.

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PHReNet research presentation

The following is a presentation of the rationale and methodology of my qualitative study into the perceptions of GPs in teaching practices, on the detection of problem drinking.  It was presented to the Primary Health Care Research Network (PHReNet) meeting at the General Practice Unit at Fairfield Hospital. The presentation is hosted by Prezi.com. PHReNet research …

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