What Doctors Don't Tell YouCertain nutritional deficiencies can enhance the chances of developing cervical cancer in a woman already at risk of developing the disease. ...
AN ALTERNATIVE TO HRT: Take a walk
BAD SCIENCE So many studies, so many flaws A full one-third of American scientists have been found guilty of serious misconduct while undertaking medical research over the last three years. Their misdeeds have included the falsification of data...
Fluoride in the water supply actually increases the risk of hip fracture among the elderly, a seven year study among the over 65s of Utah has discovered. ...
People with angina have significantly lower levels of vitamins C, E and carotene(from vitamin A) than healthy individuals and could benefit from higher levels of these nutrients. ... ...
Everywhere I look in medicine these days, I am seeing improbable connections.
In our cover story this month, we’ve discovered that macular degeneration tends to be present in people with heart problems,
WHICH HEART DRUG?: Diuretics win the day
We’ve covered the health hazards of ‘atypical’ antipsychotics, including the recent FDA warning that they increase mortality among elderly patients. But a new study has just been published that draws the same conclusion for the older, ‘conventional’...
PEANUT ALLERGY: Are skin creams to blame?
BACK PAIN Let your physio do the talking
It’s now proven that whatever good a physiotherapist can do will be done in the very first visit - and that's likely to be the simple advice to stay active.
