What Doctors Don't Tell YouIndividuals taking SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) antidepressants may be at increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, according to new data (BMJ, 1999; 319: 1106-9).
In 1999, the US Institute of Medicine’s Immunization Safety Review Committee released a report examining the effect of the mercury preservative thimerosal, commonly contained in certain vaccines, notably, the triple DPT jab and DT booster in the UK...
Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, the treatment of choice for all forms of arthritis, may cause more problems than they solve. ... ...
My name is Mick. I am 50 years old and, for the past 10 years, I’ve been taking 20 mg of simvastatin per day to bring down my cholesterol - it was 9.5.
New studies suggest that many of the available antiepileptic drugs, especially the older ones, can have other negative effects besides worsening seizures. A range of epilepsy drugs can cause
My daughter had a febrile seizure on her first birthday, less than two weeks after MMR vaccination. Of my three children, she’s the only one who has had convulsions. Her early childhood health was poor, with recurring ear infections, high...
Q I have Crohn’s disease and my GP has recently offered me a new drug called Remicade. Do you have any information on this drug? - RH, Elstead, Surrey
I was diagnosed in April last year with polymyalgia. It came on suddenly overnight; having gone to bed the night before perfectly well, I woke up with severe pain in my head, temples, forehead, neck and the base of my spine.
Public health officials claim that there are fewer serious neurological side-effects with the new vaccine, but few studies have compared its safety with the older pertussis vaccines, except for injection site reactions or fever (Pediatrics, 1995;...
ARTHRITIS? So let’s try this cancer therapy on you . . .
