What Doctors Don't Tell YouOne of the most common bread-and-butter treatments within the surgical profession is the hernia operation. Some 20 million groin hernia repairs are performed each year - 100,000 in the UK
Our story last time about the dangers of statins has clearly struck a chord with drug regulators in the UK who are now making them available over-the-counter. So anyone can pop into their local pharmacy and pick up a supply of these great drugs that...
* Take it with liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra). Certain flavonoids in liquorice extract are called ‘DGL’ (deglycyrrhizinated liquorice). These can help to avoid the usual irritating effect of NSAIDs on the stomach and intestines. According to one...
The glossy images we're fed by the media hide a dangerous secret: most of our toiletries, even the "natural variety", are made up of the same harsh, toxic chemicals used for industry. ...
Britain is one of six countries in the European Union (EU) to continue marketing the post-operative painkiller ketorolac (Toradol). ...
Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) the test supposed to detect cerebral palsy in the unborn child has been judged one of the great failures of high tech medicine. The test's false positive level re ...
Mammograms are no longer recommended in New Zealand for women under the age of 50. ...
Exposure to pesticides is a major contributor to disease, and can depress the immune system, the World Resources Institute has concluded. ...
The Hepatitis B vaccine has been linked with the kidney disease glomerulonephritis. The Lancet (23 January 1993) reports the case of a 21 year old man who developed the condition after a third boo ...
If you've been reading the papers on either side of the Atlantic, you've probably think there is "new hope" for victims of Alzheimer's disease. ...
