Food companies get frugalThe packaged-food industry has long touted itself as recession-proof. But strapped consumers are shattering that assumption, setting off a frenzy in the nation’s supermarket aisles and cooking labs.
Depression
The disappearing jobs of Merthyr Tydfil
By the 1970s Hoover employed more than 5000 people in Merthyr and was so dominant that the British town was dubbed “Hooverville”. But since the factory closed last month, lives have been shattered.
Anti-depressants: the ongoing media debate
The use of anti-depressants has long been associated with some controversy among mental health professionals and the broader community, writes Greg Barns.
Rural health: beset by drought and conspicuous compassion
Government drought response efforts have often contributed to rural powerlessness — through the very measures they have deemed to be caring and responsive, writes Dr John Ashfield.
Suicide risk: why knee-jerk reactions to antidepressants help no-one
The evidence in Australia indicates that increased treatment of depression (not just use of medicines) was a key factor in the fall in suicide rates, writes Professor Ian Hickie.
Are antidepressants the answer for depression?
A recent paper showing that drug trials do not support the effectiveness of antidepressants in all but the most severe cases of depression has surprised many psychiatrists, writes Dr Jon Jureidini.
Another global depression? Not likely, it’s not the 1930s
Ten years after the Asian financial tail-spin and almost 20 since the Wall Street panic that reversed the 1985 Plaza Accord, central bankers are running up warning flags about the fragility of their global system.
