What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe January 2003 issue of WDDTY (vol 13 no 10) on page 10 included a paragraph suggesting that a less invasive technique than angioplasty working by dissolving blockages had been found.
Q I have always had irregular heartbeats, but they have not caused any problems. I take digoxin [digitalis, a heart drug] and phenindione [an anticoagulant] daily, but I don’t like taking drugs and I am also allergic to aspirin, antihistamines...
FDA sits and waits amid Adderall deaths. Many are aware of the dangerous side-effects of amphetamines, especially when they are used to treat children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet, it has taken 20 sudden deaths and 12...
The widespread use of aspirin to prevent strokes is not supported by any scientific evidence and should be stopped in favour of more effective alternatives. ...
Stroke victims with a high level of vitamin A in the blood recover more quickly and are less likely to die than patients with lower levels. ...
The COX (cyclooxygenase)-2 inhibitors, also known as ‘selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs’ (NSAIDs), have long been touted as being safer for your stomach than painkillers such as aspirin and other NSAIDs. Indeed, they were designed to...
There’s a new group of drugs on the block that’s supposed to be the great hope for treating type 2 diabetes. This family of drugs is known as the ‘peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors’, and its first entrant is a drug with the generic name of...
Besides offering hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a quick-fix solution for menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, mood swings and weight gain, medicine has been using it as preventative medicine against cardiovascular problems such as heart...
OTC drugs containing phenylpropanolamine including cold remedies and diet drugs can significantly inrease the risk of haemorrhagic stroke in women. ...
Starting regular exercise during adolescence significantly reduces the risk of suffering a stroke in later life, according to researchers. ...
