Reader's Corner
Reader's Corner
Free radicals from gastric acids may be more important that the acid itself in reflux oesophagitis (inflammation of the oesophagus due to acids backing up from the stomach).
Shingles, an acute infection caused by varicella zoster (chickenpox) virus (VZV), can be an excruciating condition with painful skin blisters, generally down one side of the body,
This woman has had pain in her knee joint for two months now. She noticed that after sitting with either her legs crossed or her knees bent, she couldn’t put any weight on her knee once she stood up. Now it’s painful to walk up and down stairs – it...
You may be able to speed recovery from sports injuries with the help of nutritional supplements.
What is bronchitis? Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes that bring air to the lungs. When irritated, they swell, preventing cilia (tiny hairs) from clearing the passages. Mucus builds up, stimulating a reflex to clear them - a cough...
Acute bronchitis
If the cough produces clear mucus, it’s probably viral, so treat the source of the problem first. If the mucus is yellow or green, try:
Mr K.R., a 42-year-old financier originally from Kenya, was troubled by recurrent dull pelvic pain accompanied by blood in his urine. The pain intensified as his bladder filled with urine, then decreased after being emptied. Such episodes lasted for...
Romany medicine the system of healing used over centuries by gypsies has a range of therapies for cystitis. The system, preserved orally through centuries, has been purposefully ignored by all fo ...

