What Doctors Don't Tell YouThis so called miracle preventative for heart attacks usually isn't necessary. When it is, the effects don't last. The number of deaths from heart disease reads like a terrifying roll call of modern times: in 1989, 1 million people died of heart...
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Medicine is more often a belief system than a science, and doctors invariably cling to practices they know and love, irrespective of the data. Take, for instance, the pulmonary-artery catheter, which doctors cling to as a baby would to his dummy.
Q I’ve heard a lot recently about syndrome X, but I don’t really understand what it is. Can you please explain what the symptoms are, who is likely to develop it and how it can be treated? - AJ, Plymouth
The recent decision of the American National Cancer Institute to stop a trial which was testing beta carotene as a cure for smoking induced lung cancer has been pilloried for being "politically mo ...
A research team surprised itself with findings that hormone replacement therapy can actually be harmful in women who have established coronary heart disease (CHD). ...
P.T. Barnum would have been proud. The giant conglomerates that process soy have managed to transform a bit of Frankenstein manufacturing into the very epitome of natural and traditional - and, most recently, into a preventative of some of the...
Diuretics were invented 70 years ago to reduce body swelling due to water retention. They are based on relatively simple chemical formulas that work by encouraging the kidneys to expel more urine,
Could flossing your teeth reduce your risk of heart disease? The link between oral health and the heart has sometimes been mooted, but it’s an idea that is beginning to gain ground.
Women who cook with unrefined oils are more likely to develop lung cancer, researchers have found. They discovered that, when heated in a wok, the oils release carcinogens, which explains why Chin ...
