What Doctors Don't Tell YouIn 1994, at the age of 17, I took a course of isotretinoin (Roaccutane) for mild acne, a decision I have regretted ever since.
WHY YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET ALZHEIMER'S
There is a perception among physicians and the public that stroke and heart disease are disorders affecting men, usually elderly men (NE J Med, 1991, 325:274-6). Although in middle age the death ...
Finnish doctors have reported the results of a 25-year-long investigation into the health effects of stress at work. They followed over 800 employees of an engineering company
X-rays cause 700 cases of cancer every year in the UK, around 5700 in the USA, and a total of 18,500 cases overall in 15 developed countries, a new study has found. Cancer risks per cumulative x-ray exposure range from just 0.6 per cent in Poland...
Laser eye surgery was supposed to be the great savior for all glasses-wearers, and was science’s answer to most of the common sight problems. But, already, the hype and hope are giving way to growing concerns over the safety and effectiveness of the...
Many of us have taken an antacid or some other mild over-the-counter remedy for a minor gastric problem - but we increase our chances of catching pneumonia every time we do, astonishing new research has discovered.
Of all the illnesses of the aging eye - including glaucoma and cataracts - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the only one that is sharply on the rise. But what medicine has seldom explored is the role of diet in the development of this...
A California toxicologist and pathologist did a massive review of the medical literature and, subsequently, carried out his own study to find out whether the use of certain prescription drugs - in addition to other lifestyle practices - might...
The frightening statistics on breast cancer deaths have been used by doctors to press women into being tested as early as possible. Breast cancer screening has become a huge money-making industry. But what if the figures are wrong? What if an...
