What Doctors Don't Tell YouHYPERTENSION: Could it be an inflammatory disorder?
Q I have read a lot about hypertension, but not much about hypotension, which my friend suffers from. Having low blood pressure makes her very tired and occasionally makes her faint. What do you advise? - J.S. McMillan, Bristol A Hypotension, or low...
Q An elderly colleague, aged 82, is experiencing symptoms that he feels may be attributable to his medication for high blood pressure. His daily regime is levothyroxine (150 mcg), aspirin (150 mcg), nifedipine (30 mg), alfuzocin (400 mcg) and...
In every major long term study, lowering cholesterol through drugs or the standard recommended low fat diet has done more harm than good. ... ...
THE END OF HEART ATTACKS? We hope it's true, we fear it's not
* Common symptoms of type 1 diabetes include:
frequent urination
white spots (glucose-filled urine) on underwear
frequent bladder infections
Prednisolone is the most commonly prescribed corticosteroid, and its range of side-effects is awesome. GASP, the UK-based Group Action into Steroid Prescribing, polled its 15,000 members and found that 70 per cent of patients suffered weight gain,
Appetite suppressants have been linked to high blood pressure in France - so is it the same the world over? In Britain, a study of 55 patients found that just three had taken appetite suppressants, and then only briefly.
Sometimes advice about prevention is simply wrong. Many of the things we believe are preventative may actually do more harm than good.
Christine Horner MD FACSAvoid sugar and refined carbohydrates. These foods cause a surge in insulin and women with the highest insulin levels have a 283% higher incidence of breast cancer. Estimates are that every year the average American eats almost his or her entire...
