What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe 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. ...
Patients should be fully warned of the potential complications from laparoscopy, the procedure used to examine or fix female reproductive organs, according to French researchers. ...
We’re always told that drug prescribing is all about a careful balance between risk and benefit. People suffering from severe depression do need help, and occasionally a prescribed antidepressant can be helpful. But new research reveals that doctors...
I was sorry to see, in the April 26 issue of The Lady, an article debunking all the research which raises questions about the safety of mobile phones, masts, microwave cooking, etc. It also attacks the ‘precautionary principle’, which shows which...
