Dr. Judith Orloff MDEmpaths and sensitive people have an open heart. They don’t have the same emotional guard up that many others do. They feel people’s pain and instinctively want to take it away, often suffering from the fear and pain manifesting in the world. How...
Daniel Redwood DCDaniel Redwood, D.C. interviews Dr. Kathleen Brehony about grace as an examination of the roots of compassion, altruism, and empathy, and the ordinary individuals who help others in extraordinary ways; the motivation behind this, the role of...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouBerlex, which makes Betaseron (interferon beta-1b), has issued a warning regarding the drug’s adverse effects on the liver. Used to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, the drug can cause autoimmune hepatitis, leading to kidney failure, and...
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Inevitably, families on holiday encounter small and large emergencies, and often don't have the health professionals on hand to help. Here's an A to Z of common emergencies plus simple remedies wh ...
In 1994, I was prescribed HRT together with thyroxine for no proven reason and without monitoring. My excellent health of 30 years from taking 100 mcg of thyroxine changed.
I take a prescription drug, an angiotensin receptor antagonist, called Aprovel (irbesartan) following a myocardial infarction seven years ago. Although Aprovel should only be used for high blood pressure,
VULVODYNIA The ‘secret’ disease of women Vulvar discomfort is far more prevalent than initially thought, affecting up to 16 per cent of all women aged 18 to 64. Often lasting for three months or more, it involves a constant or sporadic ‘stabbing’ or...
Uncomplicated lacerations of the hand don’t need to be sutured, according to the results of a recent trial.
It's probably not too controversial to suggest that pain is 'all in the head' or, more exactly, in our brain. But this simple fact is giving brain specialists a clue as to how we can better manage pain.
