What Doctors Don't Tell YouQ The Housing Association I belong to is forcing me to install PVC windows in my flat. As an asthmatic, the quality of the air I breathe is of great importance, and I am very concerned about the dangers of PVC. - MF, London
ASTHMA: The gut connection
I suffer from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and hope that someone can help with alternative remedies or suggestions. - AC
* Can aspirin combat Alzheimer’s?Aspirin and other NSAIDs (non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs) may prevent Alzheimer’s disease, a meta-analysis has confirmed. Researchers from the
Until the 1950s asthma was not thought to be a life threatening condition. Thus the Oxford Medicine in 1920 said: "Prognosis is excellent. The sensitive type probably never dies in an attack and t ...
No rolling up your sleeve for a painful shot in the arm. Just a couple of sniffs and you are protected from the dreaded flu.
That’s the sales pitch for the latest flu vaccine FluMist,
I am a 42-year-old local government worker. I was due to have arthroscopy on my right knee for cartilage removal but, at the last moment, the operation was cancelled because the surgeon found that I have idiopathic thrombocytopenia
Prednisolone is the most commonly prescribed corticosteroid, and its range of side-effects is awesome. GASP, the UK-based Group Action into Steroid Prescribing, polled its 15,000 members and found that 70 per cent of patients suffered weight gain,
Steroids have been called 'the most sleazy of modern-day medications' by John Mills, former professor of medicine at the University of California.
BarryA. CikParents and pediatric health practitioners need to be aware of the potential dangers of putting babies to sleep on a typical crib mattress. Nearly all baby mattresses today contain polyurethane foam, vinyl (PVC), phthalates, chemical fire...
