What Doctors Don't Tell YouFollowing your Special Report on diabetes in the March issue, I must enquire whether you are familiar with the classic work of T.L. Cleave - The Saccharine Disease?
At the top of its product information sheet, Schering announces that 'alfa interferons, including PEG-Intron, cause or aggravate fatal or life-threatening neuropsychiatric, autoimmune, ischemic and infectious disorders'.
Q I’ve heard a lot recently about syndrome X, but I don’t really understand what it is. Can you please explain what the symptoms are, who is likely to develop it and how it can be treated? - AJ, Plymouth
The theory that diabetes is caused by a too early exposure to cow's milk usually as a substitute for breast milk has been supported with a scientific explanation as to why it might happen. ...
Antipsychotics, often used to treat schizophrenia, can cause hyperglycaemia and diabetes, so a new alert has revealed.
"Diabetes pills lower blood glucose levels. They are not insulin. If eating healthier foods, increasing activity and taking such pills do not lower your blood glucose enough, you may need to eithe ...
Your report on diabetes (WDDTY vol 13 no 12) was useful and timely, and a valuable aid for ongoing client education on the correlation between food intake and wellbeing.
Recently introduced criteria for diagnosing diabetes may not be robust enough, according to a two new studies. ...
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Re Parkinson’s disease (WDDTY vol 14 no 5), I am puzzled by a statement about vitamin B6 which suggested that patients with heart conditions should not take it. This is the first I have heard of an adverse effect on heart conditions by B6.
