What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe HIV test for detecting AIDS is surrounded by controversy. Leaving aside the arguments about the supposed link between HIV and AIDS - still hotly debated in medical circles - the test
There is copious evidence for the role of two particular antioxidants - lutein and zeaxanthin - in maintaining eye health. Carotenoid composition varies between internal organs, suggesting selective uptake
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A rethink on organ transplants is needed after a 29 year old patient developed cancer after receiving a liver from a woman who had died from a brain tumour. ...
The elderly are much more likely to suffer a serious fall which leads to a hospital stay if they are taking a sedative or tranquillizer such as benzodiazepine. ...
Many water companies in the UK have been reluctant to add fluoride to the local water supply because of fears of being sued by consumers who may claim their health has been harmed by the move. But a recent law, the Water Act 2003, takes the decision...
Reader's Corner
Reader's Corner
In WDDTY vol 14 no 11, News, p 6, you reported on shaken baby syndrome and a possible link to the DPT vaccine. Someone said to me, 'No wonder they put Sally Clark in prison - to keep her quiet.
* L-arginine. This is a precursor to nitric oxide, which improves circulation, bringing more oxygen to tissues (Stroke, 1994; 25: 429-35). In Raynaud’s, oral L-arginine can reverse tissue damage in the fingers (Mol Cell Biochem, 2003; 244: 139-41)...
