by Raoul Goldberg | Sep 7, 2015 | Articles
Nutritional science and dietetics belong to the most controversial of subjects. There are many schools of nutrition, hundreds of different diets that come and go according to the current fashion and thousands of different claims, both scientific and non-scientific...
by Raoul Goldberg | Sep 7, 2015 | Articles
‘The computer is my best friend, I can always speak to it, it opens up the world for me, I am never lonely and never bored; it gives me all I need’. (16-year-old boy) Have you felt the irresistible pull to check your e-mail or see who might have sent you an SMS on...
by Raoul Goldberg | Sep 7, 2015 | Articles
The cause of cancer often remains a mystery, and the outcome of treatment even more so. Perhaps the best defence is to commit to the fight on all fronts in order to answer the question, ‘Why me?’, and in so doing unearth a healing truth. ‘You may tend to get cancer...
by Raoul Goldberg | Sep 7, 2015 | Articles
Dr Raoul Goldberg queries whether the rising incidence of caesarian section (CS) is a cause for concern. Faced with this alarming increase in caesarian deliveries, especially in the private sector, we need to consider what effect this might have on the...
by Raoul Goldberg | Sep 7, 2015 | Articles
Awakening to attention deficit disorder By Dr Raoul Goldberg BSc (Med), MB ChB (Wits), CEDH (Hom) Attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD) is the most common and fastest-growing diagnosis among childhood disorders in the USA and is...
by Raoul Goldberg | Sep 7, 2015 | Articles
By Dr Dr Raoul Goldberg South Africa has become a major drug haven for world drug markets. As a result our children and youth are increasingly exposed to old and new types of drugs. They are freely available on many street corners, in schools and malls, at parties,...