Several months ago, a number of doctors banded together to denounce homeopathy as unproven and a waste of the National Health Service's limited resources. Periodically, the medical profession has offered similar 'proof'. But what does the scientific...
Accutane (generic name: isotretinoin; also sold as Rocaccutane) is medicine’s biggest gun in the war on acne. A prescription acne medication derived from vitamin A, it’s been distributed by Hoffmann-La Roche Pharmaceuticals since its approval in...
The new breed of antidepressants, such as Prozac, is no better at treating depression than older drugs, researchers have found. ...
A new study on cholesterollowering drugs may have solved the riddle of why they're linked with a higher incidence of death by violence: they appear to increase depression. ...
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New evidence suggests that effective treatment of depression may also slow the progress of multiple sclerosis (MS) in these patients. ...
Although the dose should be corrected according to the individual patient, often it is determined by habit rather than rational assessment (Br J Psych, 1992; 160: 621-37). Individual patients have ...
A new study has found that lycopene - found in tomatoes - protects against cancer only when the entire fruit is eaten rather than when taken as a dietary supplement. One study found that rats fed on tomato powder developed fewer cancers
Q-I have just been diagnosed with hypertension. My doctor has prescribed Diupres and says I have to take it for the rest of my life. Since taking the drug, I have lost my will to do almost anythin ...
In early February, the newspapers jubilantly announced the end of the search for a magic bullet that would successfully treat the depression and anxiety that affects an estimated one in four women ...
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