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“No smoking” in music lyrics? Sorry, count me out

  • Written by Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney

Ian Dury’s 1977 anthem Sex and drugs and rock n’ roll put it most simply:

Sex and drugs and rock and roll

Is all my brain and body need

Sex and drugs and rock and roll

Are very good indeed

Blues, rock and pop music have always been neck-deep in references that outraged each generation’s parents. Fact is, they told us, it will all lead...

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  2. Why are we more likely to get cancer as we age?
  3. Scientists may have proven women are better at multitasking than men
  4. Arthritis isn't just a condition affecting older people, it likely starts much earlier
  5. Heart disease: what happens when the ticker wears and tears
  6. Do you need to worry if your baby has a flat head?
  7. Recent death from resistant bug won't be the last
  8. Why we lose our hearing and vision as we age
  9. Why older people get osteoporosis and have falls
  10. Centrelink debt debacle is bad policy for mental health
  11. The psychology of insults
  12. Tips to live past 90 years
  13. Aussies are getting older, and the health workforce needs training to reflect it
  14. Five common myths about the ageing brain and body
  15. Health Check: how do you know if you're obsessed with your health?
  16. Youngest in class twice as likely to take ADHD medication
  17. What's happening in our bodies as we age?
  18. Medicine for older people is the same for anyone else: treat the person, not just the body
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  20. Breast milk banking continues an ancient human tradition and can save lives

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