Poor diagnosis and the overuse of steroids have caused a rash of severe side effects, leading to malpractice suits. ...
Around four years ago, I wrote to you about my experience with Paget’s disease [a form of cancer] (see WDDTY vol 10 no 9). In March 2003, I was seen by a senior oncologist, who confirmed my suspicions that the disease had returned.
Alternative treatments for SLE may involve a multi pronged approach. Some or all of the following may be helpful in bringing your lupus under control or helping it to clear up altogether. ... ...
Blood levels of homocystine - a metabolic waste product involved in coronary heart disease (CHD) - can be inexpensively and effectively lowered with vitamin supplementation, according to new data.
New evidence shows that vaccines, allergies or nutritional deficiencies may bring on epileptic seizures, and certain simple dietary changes may control them without drugs. ...
Osteoporosis is mainly a lifestyle disease. There's good evidence that exercise and diet alone can prevent it (J Bone Miner Res, 1988; 3:145-9). The following suggestions apply equally to men.
An important paper published in 1987 shed light on the role of vitamin A supplements in preventing mortality from measles. In the Mvumi Hospital in central Tanzania, 180 children admitted with mea ...
Two antagonistic camps exist among homeopaths - those who only prescribe a single remedy for a particular case (and find anything else anathema), and those who don't mind resorting to combination homeopathic remedies - usually marketed as 'complex'...
If you have low back pain, instead of rushing to your own doctor, first try the most conservative management you can. Dr William Kirkaldy-Willis, retired emeritus professor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan...
* Eliminate alcohol, caffeine, refined foods and sugar.
* Increase fluid intake.

