The skin absorbs chemicals very efficiently. Skin patches are an excellent way to administer drugs because they will then bypass the digestive system, avoiding unwanted side effects. The skin absorbs many substances more reliably than the digestive...
Readers’ letters
Skin lightening creams should be banned, following renewed concerns over their safety (BMJ, 17 October 1992). ...
Chinese herbal medicine can help sufferers of atopic dermatitis, a study team from three London hospitals has discovered. ...
Several cases of children born from assisted conception developing tumours have come to light. ... ...
The recent warnings over the potential toxicity of Chinese herbal remedies for eczema could be premature, warn the researchers from two leading London hospitals. ...
Goldenseal, which was suggested last week to fight the infection causing impetigo, cannot be used long term and is effectiveness is reduced after 2 weeks, replied a reader. Impetigo is a systemic staph infection, so cleansing the lymphatic system by...
This common skin problem sometimes requires an integrated therapeutic approach to obtain good results. ...
I am a 75-year-old woman who, 10 years ago, was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (an abnormal heart rhythm) and put on digoxin. At that time, I was going to exercise classes and leading a reasonably active life.
Flecainide acetate (Tambocor) is a sodium-channel-blocking antiarrhythmic drug specifically prescribed for life-threatening cases of tachycardia (excessively rapid heartbeat). According to the British National Formulary,
Randall Neustaedter OMD
What Doctors Don't Tell You