What Doctors Don't Tell YouUnconscious patients in emergency rooms in the US are often being treated with experimental drugs or unapproved medical devices without their consent. ...
American parents are set to lose their right to make an informed choice about whether or not to have their children vaccinated, if the National Commission on Childhood Vaccines has its way. ...
Menopausal women are being prescribed hormone replacement therapy by their doctors with inadequate consultation or discussion, according to a survey. ...
WHO PAYS THE PIPER: Web information you can't trust
As a competent adult, you have an absolute right to consent to or refuse medical treatment. The aura of omnipotence with which the medical establishment seeks to surround itself means that many of ...
In August 1992 when I was 55 I had a total hip replacement after I had been having trouble with osteoarthritis off and on for years. ...
One in five hospital outpatients leaves the consultation without understanding what is wrong with him or what his treatment is going to be, according to a survey by the Consumers' Association. ...
At first sight, it may seem obvious that before being expected to agree to what amounts to an invasion of one's body in other fields, a criminal offence that patients should be given the fullest p ...
NEW DRUGS FOR OLD: When to say ‘no’ to your GP
Ignoring mounting evidence of the dangers of silicon gel breast implants, the American Medical Association has endorsed a report recommending their use on an "informed consent" basis. ...
