Dementia is not exclusively a problem of the developed world.

And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet.

We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.

At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.

Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.

The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means.

Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an average of 35 PBS scripts per year for those conditions.

Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.

Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances.

The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation.

The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing.

I've never minded it, " he went on. "Being lost, that is. I had always thought one could not truly be lost if one knew one's own heart. But I fear I may be lost without knowing yours.

I wish you a very merry Christmas filled with abundance and a magnificent magical New Year.

Winners Evaluate Themselves In A Positive Manner And Look For Their Strengths As They Work To Overcome Weaknesses.

God, you smell nice, ” he whispered. “I've missed that smell. I've missed everything about you, little Ann.

The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.

I do feel like the hardest thing is to do something simple and tap into whatever remains of our common language rather than cultivating your own willfully esoteric vocabulary.

I go in the butchers and there's not a lot of meat I can eat these days, with having all the animals.

Would you be in any way offended if I said that you seem to me to be in every way the visible personification of absolute perfection?

Don't Worry, Be Hapi.