What Doctors Don't Tell YouSeveral children have been poisoned one fatally from phosphate enemas, which were previously thought to be safe in children. ...
Any of the inhaled steroids taken by asthmatic children could stunt their growth. ...
Evidence is mounting that cyproterone, principally intended to control the libido and sexual deviation in men, may be linked to liver cancer. ...
A man severely brain damaged after being given whooping cough vaccine as a baby has been awarded £2.75m by an Irish court against Wellcome, the drug's manufacturer. ...
If you ever wonder whether doctors ever read the fine print in their MIMS and other reference books of drug side effects, look no further than the case of Melleril, which was withdrawn in December ...
Chemotherapy for cancer in childhood can affect the fertility of men and women or even cause birth defects. ...
You heard it here first. As we predicted in an previous WDDTY (Vol 2 No 5), doctors, formerly enthusing a few months ago about the gynaecological breakthrough, endometrial resection, are now issu ...
As we delve deeper into the mysterious world of prescription drugs and drug approval, we keep coming up with questions that begin with 'How come . . .?' The latest 'How come?'
In April, I reluctantly began taking the ACE-inhibitor ramipril, hoping it might regress LVH [left ventricular hypertrophy]. My GP gave me some responsibility for handling the dosage so that I could slowly build it up to 5 mg daily. I reached [this...
ANTIDEPRESSANTS: They're great for two-year-olds
