What Doctors Don't Tell YouSurvival rates for patients suffering from cancers of the lung, breast, colorectum and prostate in England and Wales are lower than the average rates for Europe (Lancet, 1999; 353: 1437-8). ...
I read with interest the e-mail from Sue about a ganglion cyst on her wrist (WDDTY vol 15 no 7), and was very glad to hear that she went to see a consultant.
One of the US's biggest manufacturers of dental amalgam a mercury based product used for silver fillings is to issue health warnings on its product. ...
Chemotherapy for cancer in childhood can affect the fertility of men and women or even cause birth defects. ...
A new health scare concerning bioflavonoids is raging in Italy, and it’s something that could soon be hitting a health store near you if the regulators of the European Union have anything to do with it. The Italian government is warning pregnant...
If you are an older woman, modern medicine would have you believe you've basically got two choices: take a drug for an indeterminate amount of time, or turn into a humpbacked, sexless, dottering o ...
Bypass surgery may increase the risk of microscopic blood clots in the brain, and cause memory loss and other problems after surgery, according to new American research. ...
Coconut oil may be the biggest casualty of the bad press generated decades ago in response to a series of misunderstood animal studies. It’s a shame, as 40 per cent of coconut oil is lauric acid, which is present in breast milk, but otherwise scarce...
The new "wonder" antidepressants have been shown to promote cancer growth in some preliminary animal studies. ...
People who live close to high voltage cables are at increased risk of developing cancer, according to two Swedish and one Danish studies. ...
