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Marilyn
Bitomsky —Marilyn has been a journalist and public relations
consultant specialising in healthcare for over 30 years. She
writes regularly for print and online publications around the
world. ~ Most of her current work involves
writing, editing, desktop publishing, and publicity for
organisations and conferences. She produces several magazines and
regular newsletters each year. ~ In 1994 a book in which she wrote
several chapters was published by Perth publisher, Beaumont
Publishing. The book was The Pursuit of
Quality. ~ In September 1995, a book
she wrote jointly with fellow Brisbane writer Lee Mylne was
published by local publisher, CopyRight, for Queensland Rail.
This book, Living on the Line, tells of the lives and
times of Queensland railway workers from line construction to the
present.
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Marilyn
isn't into fad diets, face lifts, or treatments which lack an
evidence base - but she is passionate about
health
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Health
topics
are amongst the top five story topics in the media, along with
crime, weather, accidents and disasters, and human interest
stories. We are all concerned about staying well and about what
might be wrong with us when we are not sparking on all fours.
A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Center for
Media and Public Affairs in the United States found that when
local television covered health issues, it focussed most (60
percent) of its health stories on the causes and treatments for
diseases. Of these, the diseases attracting the heaviest coverage
were food-borne illnesses (15 percent ) and cancer (12
percent).
The second most common subjects were environmental/lifestyle
health issues, such as diet and exercise (21 percent), while
stories about the healthcare industry and health insurance ranked
a distant third.
In Australia at present the ranking for the healthcare industry
would be much higher, as the fallout continues after the
announcement of provisional liquidation for one of the
nation's largest medical indemnity organisations, United
Medical Protection. — Marilyn
This
column is about you and your health, about the latest research on
topics of concern.
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Herbals and Botanicals
"If my patients come in and say they have taken something which I know doesn't work, I tell them that if they want to be extravagant they should buy a Hermes scarf"- Professor Maida Taylor ... More
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Zinc & the common cold
There seems on balance to be the suggestion of a modest effect- Professor Paul Glasziou... More
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The perfume of aromatherapy
Perfume has long been a communications tool, and it was also used to protect doctors from the plague. Moreover, it was used in both world wars to treat battle wounds. ... More
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The child obesity challenge
Like people in the United Kingdom, 20% of Australians and New Zealanders are obese, not quite as many as in the United States, but not far behind- Professor Ian Caterson...
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