What Doctors Don't Tell YouReader's Corner
It's been described as the most powerful drug in the world, capable of treating patients with a wide range of problems - and it's completely harmless. It is, of course, the placebo. The placebo is a benign 'sugar pill' that is used in medical...
Medicine prides itself on being a science. It constantly evaluates drugs and therapies by way of expensive trials, and is governed by strict - and expensive - regulatory guidelines. As a result, it has the hearts and minds of governments and the...
There's no love lost between the pharmaceutical companies, regulators suspect. They fear that drug companies may be encouraging doctors to file reports of adverse reactions to a rival drug. The practice has been suspected in Poland where drug...
Excessive bleeding or pain
* Drugs or devices: birth-control pills; drugs that reduce female hormones; a blood-clotting agent called tranexamic acid; an intrauterine device -
Avoid the following, which can cause cancer
* Radiation therapy, such as for cancer (J Natl Cancer Inst, 2001; 93: 618-29)
One factor in the diabetes epidemic may be prescription drugs and vaccines, some of which have been found to cause diabetes as a side-effect.
The actual causes of seizures are still relatively unknown. The majority of patients with epilepsy can identify at least one precipitant that can trigger or exacerbate seizures
Researchers are getting excited about a drug that used to be given to patients with early-stage Parkinson's, but which was suddenly dropped.
Whether You Want to Prevent or Treat Tumors These Powerful Nutrients Boost Your Fight Against Cancer
Nan Kathryn Fuchs PhDWhile pharmaceutical companies search for the next cancer-fighting drug, scientists in Japan and China may have already found it. They have developed extracts made from natural substances that have no side effects, help prevent cancer, and are...
