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Maybe it is proof that advertising works...Panadol comes to my mind when we think of Paracetamol, so probably that is why it is recommended…

It is confusing- substitution of generic medications generally refers to prescription medications. With Vitamin D, this is not the case. I…

I totally agree, have had two trips in the past 2 years to Japan, each trip for 2 weeks, and I still have a long list of places to visit.

When I was in Osaka two weeks ago, I read in the Japan Times that the wait for individual rides at Osaka Universal Studios could be up to 2…

Couple of suggestions: Train museum at Saitama ( just north of Tokyo)..my son went there and loved it Sushi train restaurant at Shibuya, it…

I am on Telstra pre-paid and used my accumulated credit to " buy" roaming data on my trip to Japan last year... worth looking in to. In any…

Couple of thoughts based on my trip to Japan last year....I highly recommend that you allow at least a half day for each of the Inari…

[@AznMitch](/comment/2668829/redir): ok fair points you raise. But in the Australian context, I struggle to see why it is Ok to eat fish…

[@AznMitch](/comment/2668893/redir): So called "lower socio-economic" includes the chronically ill , single mothers, drug users etc... No…

And actually I'm not vegan, for what it is worth. I'm just trying to see if we can get past name calling to understand how we ignore the…

I asked someone to explain why eating beef is ok but eating dogs is not... That is not preaching. It is an attempt to understand what…

I'm confused, are some animals ok to exploit for meat, milk and eggs, but not others? For example, I don't know many people who would…

It is in pharma's interest to skew their research in the direction of the most profitable (ie rich country) illnesses and markets, and…

I went with AAMI after being displeased with GIO( Victoria), funny enough I got a quote from budgetdirect and AAMI was cheaper!

Those rating websites are useful if used in good faith, but I am always suspicious of rave reviews and savage criticisms as people can…

Misdiagnosis rate more like 10-20%, in the US at least, see http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=23148

Most practices display their fees in the waiting room or on some sort of practice information leaflet. As you feel unjustifiably charged, a…

Evidence of benefit in immunising healthy adults is not too impressive... This study says you need to immunise 71 healthy adults to prevent…

As mentioned before, most orthopaedic and spinal surgeons in Melbourne won't see uninsured patients, or at least the ones I deal with.…

That appears to be a very damaged hip. But I would not consider overseas treatment due to risk of superbug infection and in my experience…

Maybe not such a good idea heading overseas for surgery-there is a risk of superbug infection- see…

I've worked in the health industry for over 20 years and seen good and bad in both public and private systems. Yes, I have seen useless…

ALL specialists will ask for a referral from a GP because otherwise there will be no medicare benefit payable!

At a small private hospital in inner Melbourne (I have first hand knowledge of this) the bed charge is covered 100% by some PHI providers,…

My family "breaks even" on extras cover; 3 of us wear glasses and use physiotherapy services regularly, plus 6 monthly dental visits. To be…

That is a terrible tragedy. But in Melbourne you can pay out of pocket (if no PHI) and get a colonoscopy done privately within a week for…

To each his own, but often it is the same specialists working in public and private anyway so in that respect the standard of care should…

I know for a fact that the waiting lists for orthopaedic and neurosurgery at large Melbourne public hospitals are often unreasonably long,…

Another personal experience--Iast year I fell off my bicycle and suffered a fractured wrist and elbow; with visits to (private) casualty,…

Maybe the best way to look at it is that PHI is a sort of "catastrophe" insurance- if you can get a good deal on a policy with a large…