What Doctors Don't Tell YouBACK TO SCHOOL II: Another way for dyslexics to read
An aspirin a day is supposed to keep the heart attack away, and without any nasty side effects. Doctors have been recommending that people take a mini dose of aspirin around 75 mg as part of their daily regimen, along with walking the dog, putting...
Drug manufacturers very much work according to the maxim of 'Waste not, want not'. Take thalidomide, for instance - and, in fact, many people in developing nations still do.
Protease inhibitors considered the great hope for HIV treatment cause strange fatty deposits in patients, some so severe that "buffalo humps" along the spine have been reported. ...
THE COX-2s: Oh well, back to the drawing board
The medical establishment maintains that HIV antibody tests are 99.5 per cent accurate, but new evidence suggests that a startling array of factors can cause false positive results. ...
Several cases of children born from assisted conception developing tumours have come to light. ... ...
Once upon a time there were arthritis drugs known as NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), but they caused gastrointestinal problems, such as ulcers.
Naproxen is an established NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory) drug for treating arthritis. But one of its main problems is that it can cause serious gastrointestinal problems, such as bleedi ...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) refers to the slow deterioration of the cells in the macula, a tiny yellowish area near the centre of the retina, which contains light-sensitive cells that send visual signals to the brain.
