What Doctors Don't Tell You...
Although treating your Candida and overcoming your physical symptoms should help to alleviate your mental symptoms as well, there are a few other steps you can take to manage your anxiety. Try: * Herbal treatments. Several studies have supported the...
Q I’ve heard a lot recently about syndrome X, but I don’t really understand what it is. Can you please explain what the symptoms are, who is likely to develop it and how it can be treated? - AJ, Plymouth
Surgical removal of the appendix, or appendectomy, is the most common operation in the West (BMJ, 2002; 325: 505-6): 6-8 per cent of Britons and North Americans will undergo the operation in their lifetime. Generally considered a safe and standard...
Chronic cold sores Q Last February, I moved to the UK from South Africa. From the moment I arrived, I’ve been plagued by cold sores, often one every few weeks. I used to get them very occasionally, but now they’ve become chronic. I’ve also been more...
Q My 23-year-old girlfriend suffers from irregular periods and serious pelvic pain. She is slim and blood tests show normal hormone levels. Yet, a year ago, her ultrasound was highly suggestive of polycystic ovaries. Her periods have regulated...
Avian flu (H5N1) is predicted to be the next pandemic, claiming up to 7.4 million lives, according to the World Health Organization. The virus was discovered around 50 years ago - but scientists reckon that it will cross over into humans within the...
Samuel J. Mann MD, is an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Hypertension Center of The New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. ...
There are two types of farsightedness: hyperopia and presbyopia. Hyperopia, where the eye is shorter than usual, is a condition you’re born with, but which gets worse over time. Presbyopia is where eye muscles become rigid and the eye lens is less...
Re WDDTY vol 14 no 3, some years ago the amino-acid L-tryptophan was sold in healthfood stores and used by thousands of people for sleep and stress-related problems. Sadly, L-tryptophan was taken off the market
