What Doctors Don't Tell YouA surprising one in seven people have a hearing loss - that’s about 8.7 million in the UK alone. Age-related hearing loss usually begins at 50 and, according to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People,
Acute otitis media is a painful and nasty disease of the middle ear in children, which doctors usually treat with courses of antibiotics. Unfortunately, this often offers only a short-lived reprieve, if any, and the child may sometimes have to...
When we think of pneumonia, we see it as a complicated and dangerous infection caused by bugs ‘in the air’. But there are a number of disparate, but common, medications that can lead to pneumonia, sometimes fatally. Going into hospital can cause it...
SORE THROATS ARE COMMON: And penicillin therapy should be rare
What is bronchitis? Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes that bring air to the lungs. When irritated, they swell, preventing cilia (tiny hairs) from clearing the passages. Mucus builds up, stimulating a reflex to clear them - a cough...
After years of studying and using alternative remedies, I find that the most effective treatment for burns (first- and second-degree) is Weleda’s Combudoron Lotion [a herbal combination of Arnica flowers and Urtica urens leaves].
What is Lyme disease? Although the world’s attention was riveted on a small cluster of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) cases last year, it is Lyme disease (LD) that is considered one of the fastest-growing illnesses in the world.
Glucosamine and chondroitin are popular remedies for osteoarthritis - but do they actually work?
Diabetes has always been considered hereditary. But some new detective work suggests that drugs, particularly antibiotics, could be behind the surge in cases among children. ...
Cases of chemicals and drugs causing temporary or permanent insulin dependent diabetes are well documented in the medical literature. These and others suspected of causing diabetes include: ... ...
