What Doctors Don't Tell YouExcessive bleeding or pain
* Drugs or devices: birth-control pills; drugs that reduce female hormones; a blood-clotting agent called tranexamic acid; an intrauterine device -
We all know we live in worlds within worlds, and we can usually rely on medicine to exemplify the point. On July 11 the World Health Organization finally included two drugs - mifepristone and misoprostol, which both induce miscarriage - as ones that...
It's been just a few short months since Avastin (bevacizumab) was being hailed as the great new breakthrough drug for cancer therapy. It's the first drug designed to inhibit angiogenesis, the process by which new blood vessels develop and carry...
At least one in 10 elderly people is prescribed a drug that they shouldn't be taking, and the true picture may easily be twice as bad. Worse, many of the drugs that are being inappropriately prescribed have a high chance of causing a side effect.
Medical trials are extremely expensive things to set up, which is why it's the drug companies who 'sponsor' most research, and then naturally expect to see a positive result. Fair enough, we say, after all, if you pay a mechanic, you expect your car...
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...
