What Doctors Don't Tell YouBirth control pills: Some antifungals, antibiotics, anticonvulsants and barbiturates can reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, resulting in as much as a 25 fold increased risk of pregna ...
Ibuprofen, the generic name of one of the most common of the non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), is also considered to be one of the less potent. This is not saying much for a family o ...
MONTIGNAC EXPLAINED: The low-carb slimming sensation explained
A possible link has been found between the use of non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the development of invasive group A streptococcal diseases such as necrotizing facilitis (the ...
* Take it with liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra). Certain flavonoids in liquorice extract are called ‘DGL’ (deglycyrrhizinated liquorice). These can help to avoid the usual irritating effect of NSAIDs on the stomach and intestines. According to one...
The anti-AIDS drug AZT (Retrovir) is suddenly being pushed as a treatment for preventing HIV-positive mothers from passing on the condition to their unborn children. ...
Several studies and reports have cast doubt on the effectiveness of AZT (zidovudine) as an anti AIDS drug, particularly in the early stages of the disease. ...
COX-2 AGAIN: Sorry, we haven’t finished with you yet
Septrin (in the UK), called Septra in the US, is an antibacterial drug used to treat everything from traveller's diarrhea to HIV infection (see Second Opinion, p12). As a sulphonamide drug, it ha ...
The nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) - ‘morning sickness’ - is common in early pregnancy. Thought to affect 70-85 per cent of pregnant women (Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2003; 4: CD000145), and often accompanied by tiredness and lethargy...
