What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe drugs regulators, those sentinels at the gate who ensure our safety from dangerous prescription drugs, can sometimes be slow to act. It is now 18 months since we predicted the imminent withdrawal of Arava (leflunomide),
These are the major conventional treatments, and their possible side effects. None claims a cure, although some claim a measure of success in suppressing symptoms. Be warned, though some side effe ...
A woman is concerned about a client of hers who has been advised to take Methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis in his neck. From what she has heard, the side effects of this drug are frightening. Do any readers have experience with...
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What is psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a chronic and distressing skin disorder afflicting around 80 million people worldwide. It strikes men and women equally and at any time of life, though it is more common between
Second-line treatments to treat rheumatoid arthritis are being pushed to the front at greater risk to the patient. ...
ARTHRITIS? So let’s try this cancer therapy on you . . .
* The gears of bureaucracy grind slowly . . . And speaking of arthritis, doctors and patients have been recently warned about one of the slow-acting, anti-rheumatic drugs (SAARDs) used as a second-line treatment
