What Doctors Don't Tell YouAlthough medicine has waxed lyrical, the latest wonder blood test for predicting your risk of a heart attack is no better than taking a careful history, according to an 18-year study.
Children who live with a smoker are more likely to suffer complications if they undergo general anaesthesia. ...
We all know that smoking is bad for our health. So doctors have been trying to encourage smokers to stop with the help of the antidepressant nortiptyline hydrochloride which, as most people know, ...
Not only can smoking lead to lung cancer and a multitude of other illnesses, but it can also be a factor in causing hearing loss. ...
New evidence from the Czech Republic confirms what older British and the US studies have suggested: that meningococcal meningitis in children is likely to be linked to parents' smoking habits. ...
Very high doses of beta carotene supplements may be cancer causing, as two earlier, and controversial studies had concluded. Diets that are rich in foods containing beta carotene do not carry the ...
A recent Danish study adds to the growing body of evidence linking maternal smoking with antisocial behaviour in their offspring. ...
A new study has revealed that hormone replacement therapy doesn’t help incontinence, one of the reasons it’s prescribed.
Women who smoke while pregnant run a greater risk of giving birth to a baby with limb defects. The risk seems greater among women who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day. ...
