A Friend Who Would Understand Me
Anton Chekhov was 38 years old when he wrote “A Case History”. He was already an experienced doctor and evocative writer, and some of his best short stories, including this one, effortlessly combined...
View ArticleIf It Were Not For Reality
When Gary Larson retired in 1995, the world became a poorer place. Everyone has their favourite cartoon. Mine is the look-alike Freudian psychiatrist carefully writing in his imposing notebook while a...
View ArticleGinsberg Will Howl The Recipe For Heaven
“But in the Wine-presses the human grapes sing not nor dance: They howl and writhe in shoals of torment, in fierce flames consuming, In chains of iron and in dungeons circled with ceaseless fires, In...
View ArticleSevere Food Allergy And The Overseas School Trip
Travelling to Asian countries with a severe food allergy is a real challenge. Exotic soups, stir-fries, the use of shellfish stock, lack of labelling, reduced awareness of the importance of allergies,...
View ArticleSweet Practiser, Thy Physic I Will Try
subtitle when ‘physician heal thyself’ doesn’t work So, this is the Emergency Department, and I’m the King of the Castle and you’re looming booming too close, what are you saying, OK I’ll stop now....
View ArticleHPV Vaccination: Q&A with Dr Julia Brotherton
We are pleased that Dr Julia Brotherton has taken the time to answer our questions on HPV vaccination. Dr Julia Brotherton is Medical Director of Australia’s National HPV Vaccination Program Register...
View ArticleYou Are Made Of Stardust
Jill Tarter has one of the best jobs in the world. She is an astronomer. Her niche area in astronomy? Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence. You have to take note when she speaks. Why? Here is a...
View ArticleWell Then, Give Me Your Pain
I’m not sure that anyone reads Lou Salome, or about Lou Salome, anymore. The peripatetic Russian psychoanalyst and feminist, born in 1861, was linked to famous men of her age, including Ree, Nietzsche,...
View ArticleAs The Worm Turns
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View ArticleSplitting Up Asthma. Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Endotypes. Whew!
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View ArticleUpcoming Changes To The Oldest Medical Blog In The World
FIRSTLY, is AllergyNet Australia the oldest medical blog in the world? Possibly. Until proved otherwise. My case rests on the Wayback Machine. The earliest recorded “crawl” for AllergyNet Australia is...
View ArticleClinical Excellence means you know when and how to insert an IV line. BUT...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK aims to “improve outcomes for people using the NHS and other public health and social care services”. NICE uses evidence-based...
View ArticleControlling Your Asthma: Triggers, Preventer Puffers, and Action Plans
Why would you want to control your asthma? After all, two or three puffs of a reliever puffer (inhaler) (see below) a few times per day is easy, gives quick relief, and doesn’t take any commitment. BUT...
View ArticleThe Night Of Time Far Surpasseth The Day
Sometimes, when you’ve got a few spare minutes, you want to relax. Do nothing. Daydream. Do stuff which will not enrich you or the earth, something meaningless, even useless. You do understand, don’t...
View ArticleTo MOOC Or Not To MOOC
Yep, that’s the question de jour, folks. To MOOC or not to MOOC. The Massive Open Online Course is a relatively brief teaching module on a specific subject. With videos, assorted materials, quizzes,...
View ArticleThe National Library of Australia Selects AllergyNet Australia for Archival...
I am delighted and proud that the National Library of Australia has selected AllergyNet Australia for archival storage and retrieval. This means that the library will retain the website in the Archive...
View ArticleFoods That Trigger Asthma
If you do surveys, somewhere up to 70% of people with asthma believe that some foods can trigger their asthma. But if you test BLINDFOLDED adults with disguised food, so that even the people running...
View ArticleIt Seemed About A Hundred Years Ago
Barlo loved that smell. Feeckoh Plus Bowel Treatment, with “attenuated donor E.coli”. He sprinkled a bit more of the green powder on his insect muesli. “Oh My, Yipes” he said aloud, poured on the...
View ArticleAgeing, Ageism, And Being Comfortable In Your Own Old Skin
The physical, psychological and social changes over time are the properties of ageing. It’s inevitable, and both young and old need to deal with it. So far, we are unable to prevent it. Even if you...
View ArticleYet Could We Turn The Years Again
Why did you and I shed a tear when Madiba died a few days ago? Was it because he was a hero of our generation? Was it because he was “the most complete man”, as many have said? Was it because he could...
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