What Doctors Don't Tell YouSaliva is the body’s first line of defence against tooth decay. It neutralises acids in the mouth, and washes away sugars and other cavity-promoting substances. Saliva also contains minerals like calcium and phosphate that help to repair teeth...
Rhinitis (constant runny nose) is the sixth most common chronic condition in the world (in the US, 10,000 children are absent every schoolday due to allergic rhinitis), yet the treatment for
A US congressional subcommittee is currently investigating why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permits antihistamines in cold remedies, when they are of no proven benefit. ...
An over the counter treatment for hayfever can cause torsades de pointes (an abnormally fast beat in the low heart chambers) if taken in large doses or by susceptible people. ...
In WDDTY vol 15 no 9 (page 3), you state that antihistamines are “often wrongly used to induce sleep”. Please explain what harm this will do. I find that a half tablet of Nytol works very well. I will be very disappointed to be discouraged from...
Birth control pills: Some antifungals, antibiotics, anticonvulsants and barbiturates can reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, resulting in as much as a 25 fold increased risk of pregna ...
Medicine is, of course, a holy alliance between doctor and patient, and the writing of the prescription little short of a sacrament. ...
The days for terfenadine, the antihistamine designed to treat hay fever and other allergic reactions, are numbered in the US. The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to withdraw its approval ...
Re WDDTY vol 15 no 11, I hope Mrs S. Ruffell’s granddaughter recovers from the leukaemia caused by the MMR jab plus some prescribed drugs.
