What Doctors Don't Tell YouUp to one-third of all coronary bypass surgery may be unnecessary, and could even be hastening the death of the patient. ...
While medical authorities are looking at improving competence levels of surgeons performing laparoscopic "keyhole" surgery, new evidence has emerged to show some of the techniques themselves are a ...
A new procedure for testing for cancer of the colon is worse than the standard test it would have replaced, researchers have discovered. ...
Women have had another salutary reminder that, despite what doctors and the government like to pretend, the cervical smear test is a far from foolproof marker for cancer (see WDDTY, Vol 1 No 3). ...
If you've been reading the papers on either side of the Atlantic, you've probably think there is "new hope" for victims of Alzheimer's disease. ...
Antibiotics are largely ineffective in treating recurring ear infection in children, according to an analysis of 33 studies looking at this method of treatment.
Digoxin, the heart drug derived from digitalis, has now been comprehensively shown to be ineffective in heart failure, according to a study of nearly 7000 patients.
In 1989, 22 brands of acidophilus on sale in Britain and the US were analysed, but only 3 were found to measure up to what they claimed. Despite the adverse publicity, when Professor Howard Slate ...
Combined drug treatment for ovarian cancer is not more effective than single drug treatment, a new study reveals. ...
Revolutionary laser surgery for treating angina is dangerous, and at least 5 per cent of patients die soon after the operation, a damning new study has found.
