... social environment in childhood affects achieved adult height, life chances, and ultimately mortality rates in adult life. (...) ... social circumstances acting in childhood do have a persisting effect on adult disease rates, in addition to influences acting in adulthood.

Health and health inequalities tell us a great deal about the good or bad effects of social policies.

I love Australia. I mean it's, how can you not? It's an incredibly beautiful country. I like the people, I like the country, I love it. I mean it's wonderful.

The lower you are in the hierarchy the worse your health, the higher you are, the better your health.

The brain is an important gateway by which the social environment impacts on people's health through the mind.

The environment can actually affect gene expression.

Our elected politicians do what they judge is the right thing to do. And if we disagree then I'll show them the evidence of why I disagree.