What Doctors Don't Tell YouThink you've got appendicitis? Don't ask the doctor because, according to some recent findings, he won't have a clue. ...
Relenza (zanamivir), Glaxo Wellcome's much maligned antiflu drug, has received another knock in the medical press. This time, studies show that the product is too difficult for elderly people to u ...
A worldwide alert has been raised over the severe side effects that can be caused by the osteoporosis drug alendronate, marketed as Fosamax. ...
Reader's Corner
Reader's Corner
The story so far: Serevent (salmeterol xinafoate) is a beta-agonist inhaler for asthmatics. Deaths were so quickly associated with the drug following its approval that the manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK),
Dr Broda O Barnes, who studied thyroid disease for 35 years, believed that many people have subtle thryoid disorders that don't show up on a blood test. ... ...
Mrs M.C.R., a jovial 52-year-old Hungarian, came to see me four months ago, complaining of numbness and tingling in her hands and feet, hair loss, lethargy, and a scaly, ruddy rash around her eyes, nose, mouth and genital area. Because the problem...
The American Food and Drug Administration is being pressured to approve a supposed wonder drug to treat Alzheimer's disease, despite evidence of dangers, such as liver damage. ...
Doctors have known for 45 years that there is a link between a widely-used antibiotic for minor eye irritations and bone marrow growth problems, but they still prescribe it on a daily basis. ...
