Q:I am a 58-year-old woman with pulmonary hypertension (blood clots in the lungs). I am at my wit's end. My doctors have virtually given up on me, suggesting extreme measures such as transplants ...
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Doctors who dismissed as an old wives' remedy the use of magnesium to treat pregnant women with eclampsia may have to think again. ...
Early in May, in a landmark decision, the British courts struck a blow for patient rights. The Court of Appeal held in favour of Ms S, a woman who had been forcibly given a caesarean section agai ...
There is no specific orthodox medical treatment for autism. Phenothiazines (such as chlorpromazine), used to dampen severely self destructive behaviour, do not abort the autism. Instead they freq ...
Have you ever wondered why the French are carefree about tobacco smoking and wine consumption? Their diet is high in sugars and fats, and vegetarianism is virtually unknown to them a perfect recip ...
Osteoporosis is a progressive reduction of bone density, which makes the skeleton gradually ever more brittle. Although we know the many risk factors a small frame, an early menopause, or the use ...
This unpleasant but common female complaint usually involves a vaginal yeast or bacterial infection, which is sometimes accompanied by recurrent bladder problems. It may be (but isn't always) a by ...
I used to practise medicine using unorthodox approaches in Scottsdale, Arizona until I was set up by the authorities and lost my licence to practice there. I came to Ecuador, where there is freed ...
Plants used in traditional cultures can have the leading edge on Western techniques to prevent tooth decay and relieve pain. While the West neurotically believes oral hygiene is only possible when ...
