A large scale Australian study has shown that among women fully or nearly fully breastfeeding their babies who continue to be "LAM" (lactational amenorrhoeic) ie, in ovulatory limbo, without perio ...
You write that doctors push aspirin because it thins the blood, thereby reducing the risk of blood clots. Also, that new research suggests that aspirin can accelerate macular degeneration
Not long ago, I took my then two year old to a kinesiologist to find out why she was having frequent and painful tummy aches and asthma attacks. The kinesiologist concluded that food allergies we ...
Painkillers prescribed in combination are a waste of time, according to a recent large study.
The dangers of mixing warfarin and paracetamol were noted 30 years ago yet doctors are still prescribing both together, even in specialist clinics where they should know better. ...
Aspirin, codeine phosphate and paracetamol are such common over the counter painkillers (analgesics) that people take them almost without thinking. ...
We all know that painkillers such as paracetamol and NSAIDs can provide quick relief from osteoarthritis - or do we? This most basic level of medical care has been questioned by the results of several studies recently, which suggest that neither is...
Scientists testing the effectiveness of paracetamol vs a placebo in people with arthritic knees found a 52 per cent rate of success with both treatments.
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