What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe story so far: Serevent (salmeterol xinafoate) is a beta-agonist inhaler for asthmatics. Deaths were so quickly associated with the drug following its approval that the manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK),
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Re ‘Steroids caused our son’s death’, my heart goes out to Fionn and Heather Hann. All I can think of to say is - 'Join the club'.
The so-called ‘atypical antipsychotic drugs’ have been hailed as a pharmaceutical breakthrough and have, by now, largely replaced the old guard of neuroleptics. However, a recent overview of these modern medicines questions the claim that this new...
The mainstay of modern obstetric diagnosis is the ultrasound scan (or sonography). Similar to radar, real-time scanners employ very-high-frequency pulsed sound waves (3.5-7 mHz, or 3.5-7 million cycles per second)
Removal of the gall bladder cholecystectomy may increase the risk of colon cancer, according to an analysis of more than 30 studies. ...
The controversial technique of irradiation to increase the shelf life of food is safe, the World Health Organization (WHO) has proclaimed. ...
One of the largest investigations ever into the after effects of tubal sterilisation has concluded that menstrual irregularities are not a substantial risk of the operation. ...
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, but medicine is at a loss to know how to treat it. Two recent studies reveal that screening can actually do more harm than good, and the increa ...
Most women who have the lining of their womb removed by having endometrial resection (ER) will end up having a full hysterectomy, anyway. About 87 per cent complain afterwards of continual vaginal ...
