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  1. Scaveola

    Centrelink or luxury link? Unravelling the mystery of unemployed man’s million-dollar haul

    Thats stupid, as the car you bought with presumably your savings would just be an asset equivalent in vlaue to the savings you had and presumably declared to Centrelink. So the value of your assets would not have increased.
  2. Scaveola

    Bacterial outbreak soars—over 7,000 diagnosed amid rising concerns

    If adults kept up their ten yearly boosters for whooping cough which also covers tetanus this disease would not spread. Patients should be educated more about adult vaccination.
  3. Scaveola

    Is the popular weight loss drug Ozempic a risk to your mental health? Investigation demanded!

    My sister who has diabetes has lost nearly 50kg on Ozempic and her friend has also. The friend has lost her sleep apnoea. It's an amazing drug as long as the patients are screened and monitored well by their GP. Nausea etc often resolves. I have not had any patients who have become depressed...
  4. Scaveola

    Expat falls victim to a WhatsApp impersonation scam: 'I felt like a huge i****'

    I suppose it could sound genuine.
  5. Scaveola

    Expat falls victim to a WhatsApp impersonation scam: 'I felt like a huge i****'

    I still don’t understand why anyone would feel obliged to buy gift cards even if they thought the request was from someone they knew. Wouldn’t you phone them to check first?
  6. Scaveola

    Expat falls victim to a WhatsApp impersonation scam: 'I felt like a huge i****'

    Why would you do this anyway? Stupid.
  7. Scaveola

    Every Aussie has taken this medicine, but Allison's life-altering reaction is a stark warning to us all – learn what to avoid before it's too late!

    It’s on authority for particular resistant infections. Unfortunately it is sold over the counter in Asia to treat travellers diarrhoea and bacteria are becoming resistant to it. Sometimes it’s one of the few drugs we have to treat serious infections. Should be reserved for these.
  8. Scaveola

    You Won't Believe Why This Aussie Mum is Turning Down $3 Million – Learn Her Shocking Reason!

    She could get a better house and still live a simple life. Or at least get a new dishwasher!
  9. Scaveola

    Shocking Health Crisis: Elderly Man's Nightmare with Common Libido Pill Could Happen to You!

    Fish oil can cause bleeding and should not be taken by those on anti-coagulants.
  10. Scaveola

    Aussie superstar keeps it real with his thrifty birthday choices

    Those mud cakes are too sickly sweet, and make my teeth ache if I eat them! But I will stick up for Woolies jam sponge cakes. I ordered a big square iced jam sponge for my 60th birthday rock 'n roll dance party, and it was lovely, iced in pink and blue which were the party theme colours, and...
  11. Scaveola

    Lawyer exploits 91-year-old to obtain over $250,000 from estate

    This is more common than we know, it's a disgrace too.
  12. Scaveola

    Pandemic fallout: Australia’s ‘excess’ deaths highlight long haul of COVID's toll

    I have on CT scans and it was one of the most frightening thing I have seen
  13. Scaveola

    Prescribed drug causes psychosis hospitalisations: Are you at risk?

    This is an unregulated drug and its introduction was rushed through. I have patients whose liver function tests seem to have been affected since they started it. I have excluded other causes of the liver abnormalities. It was prescribed by other doctors, sometimes online with no communication...
  14. Scaveola

    Urgent recall: Aussie wine company pulls popular Shiraz from shelves over health concerns

    Most wines contain sulphite preservatives. I’m allergic to them. I avoid wine but sometimes have a small amount. Red seems to be less upsetting than white.
  15. Scaveola

    Thousands of Aussies warned as scammers implement new scam

    I don’t answer any calls if the number is unknown. Only if I’m expecting a call I may answer as sometimes trusted callers use different numbers. Anyone who needs to contact me can leave a message or text. I get a lot of nuisance calls otherwise.
  16. Scaveola

    Security expert shares different angles behind bad self-serve checkout photos

    I was in Big W last week. They never have a manned checkout open. I had a bag with my water bottle in it. I put it in the bagging spot as I was going to place some clothes in I was buying. I got a voice saying there was an item in that spot so had to put it on the floor. Then one of my items had...
  17. Scaveola

    Slash Your Grocery Bill in Half Like This Sydney Mum—Joining a Produce-Buying Co-op Could Be Your Financial Saver!

    I wish people would spell 'vegies' correctly. The word 'vegetables' only had one 'g',,so why put two in the abbreviation. That word should have a 'hard' sounding 'g'.
  18. Scaveola

    AIBU 15.07.2024

    They should call it after her!
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