What Doctors Don't Tell YouI have had hepatitis C for 26 years and, recently, have been under great pressure from my hospital doctors to agree to combined inteferon/ribavirin treatment.
As breast cancer rates continue to spiral upward (to 185,000 women in the US and 28,000 women in the UK every year), the pressure is on for women, particularly those over 40, to have regular mammograms.
If you go to your doctor with high blood pressure, it’s very likely he’ll give you a drug called a beta-blocker. For the past 10 years, it’s been considered the ‘gold-standard treatment’ for high blood pressure, or hypertension - in other words...
The potential link between the hepatitis B vaccine and multiple sclerosis has led the French government to suspend vaccinations in schools, much to the consternation of pro vaccination groups. ...
Lowering serum cholesterol levels may actually increase the risk of death from stroke, recent research suggests. ...
The Irish government has ordered urgent research to be carried out on the effects of energy drinks. The move comes after the death of a teenager who died while playing basketball and after consumi ...
Many parents and doctors have been trying out "smart drugs" like piracetam on Down's children, claiming they are perfectly safe. ... ...
Q:Please tell me the success rate for bone-marrow transplants in patients with leukemia. L G, Norwich. ...
Q-A friend of mine is thinking of having liposuction. I wonder if you or any of your readers have any experience of it as I understand some of the results are less than satisfactory. She wants to ...
Q:I would be interested to see some discussion in WDDTY on the pros and cons of laser operations to correct vision defects. H H, Reading, Berks....... ...
