Health is Like Money…
Never Say Never About Our Child
My Two Pence This is a story that tugged at my heart strings and thought it would be good to share. I believe there are a number of lessons that can be drawn from this story but I will leave it to the reader to decide which. The Background In the latest of a monthly… Read More
Can Healthy People Gain from Health Apps?
Yes (Iltifat Husain): A health app is a piece of smartphone software that purports to offer the user some health benefit. Many of these apps are aimed at people with diagnoses; for example, they teach the correct use of an asthma inhaler or collect blood pressure results by syncing wirelessly with a blood pressure monitor. But many are aimed at… Read More
Congratulations to My Wife: Dr Heather Marshall
This post is dedicated to my Wife, Doctor Heather Marshall (aka Mrs Marshall, Dr McCallum, Mother Bear!) who – after 19 years of hard graft, perseverance, dedication – has achieved one of her life’s ambitions, becoming a fully qualified, independent medical practitioner. Heather has wanted to be a doctor since she was a little girl displaying her… Read More
Life & Health…
“There is nothing in this country as important as the life and health of the British soldier.” (Duke of Wellington, India, 1812)
It’s National Fitness Day
Friday 27th September 2013 is National Fitness Day Go to: http://www.nationalfitnessday.com/home for more information.
Does Increased Weight + Reduced Physical Activity = Greater CO2 Emissions
Research Paper Title Associations of Health, Physical Activity and Weight Status with Motorised Travel and Transport Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A Cross-sectional, Observational Study. Background Motorised travel and associated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generate substantial health costs; in the case of motorised travel, this may include contributing to rising obesity levels. Obesity has in turn been… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 