What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe 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. ...
Screening for prostate cancer has become more and more widespread fuelled by analogies with the "success" of breast cancer screening programmes. ...
New data suggest that supplementing with vitamin E can help lower rates of asthma, rhinitis and hayfever. ...
Despite the known cumulative risks to you and your unborn children, this most routine medical test is still being overused on nearly every part of your body. ...
Infertility and repeated miscarriage clearly have many causes. Besides the better known reasons, such as blocked fallopian tubes, failure to ovulate, impotence and poor timing, the most likely cau ...
