What Doctors Don't Tell YouMore than 10,000 cases of cancer of the prostate, the walnut-sized gland that sits just below the bladder, are diagnosed every year in the UK. It is the second-most common cause of cancer deaths
A good half of us pile on pounds over the holidays. Healthfood shops and supplement manufacturers tout a large variety of natural weight-loss products. But are any of them effective enough to help with the worst excesses of holiday bingeing?
There’s a old sexist saying in France that if you want to discover the cause of a problem, cherchez la femme - find the woman. But, if the problem is medical, I say cherchez la pharm - find the drug.
New research has put a dent in the theories of hormone replacement therapy proponents that HRT protects against heart disease.
Scientists testing the effectiveness of paracetamol vs a placebo in people with arthritic knees found a 52 per cent rate of success with both treatments.
Haemorrhoids (piles) are common - about half the population will have them at some point in life. They are like varicose veins, but of the tissue that lines the anal canal. If these veins become dilated and swollen, they can project into the anal...
A PAIN IN THE NECK: The daily routine is as good as special exercise
Chickenpox vaccination is now fairly widespread across the USA, with claims of 95 to 100 per cent effectiveness being made for it in the medical press.
I read WDDTY vol 15 no 11 with great interest. Pneumonia is something to be avoided - my wife died of it.
Re progesterone cream (WDDTY vol 14 no 3), I prescribe it with good effect. What is being looked for is hormonal balance. When there is too much oestrogen, the body closes down oestrogen receptors.
