What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe latest research shows that all the aggressive drugs and surgery thrown at heart attack victims is far less effective than comprehensive change of lifestyle. ...
Despite the US emphasis on a fat free lifestyle, researchers at the Mayo Clinic report that the average blood pressure in American men and women has risen alarmingly in the last 10 years. ...
Analgesics that are supposed to ease headaches may in fact be making the pain worse, a new study has discovered. ...
Hardly any form of physiotherapy has been proven to work and there is sufficient evidence to suggest that ultrasound therapy is of no benefit at all, a controversial Dutch study has concluded. ...
The supplements glucosamine and chondroitin can ease the symptoms of arthritis, says a recent report from Boston University. ...
Q:I am 47. My doctor is pressing me to have mammograms every other year. What evidence is there that it can help prevent cancer? M S, Hitchin. ...
I was so very sad to read of Aaron’s terrible death in Case Study (WDDTY vol 13 no 2), but very concerned that anyone prescribed prednisolone should feel threatened. At 61, I became seriously ill with polymyalgia rheumatica and, appallingly, my...
Two new studies show that the beta blockers bucindolol and carvedilol have little or no effect in cases of severe heart failure. ...
Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) has all but been eliminated in the UK so who or what should take the credit? ...
Claims that the wonder supplement melatonin can slow the aging process have been based on faulty evidence, a leading expert has claimed. ...
