Despite recent adverse publicity, beta-carotene does provide an effective safeguard against lung cancer, new research has found. ...
People who suffer from an underactive thyroid are making the condition worse by smoking, researchers have discovered. ...
How do we know when it is emotionally abnormal for a two-year-old to cry, or a four-year-old to be fussy and argumentative? What exactly is childhood depression?
THE END OF HEART ATTACKS? We hope it's true, we fear it's not
While we tend to accept heart disease as an inevitable result of ageing, the overwhelming evidence is that heart disease is preventable through simple changes in lifestyle.
HEART DISEASE: Another great export from the West
Q I’m a 30-year-old woman and, since December 2003, I have suffered from hair-follicle abscesses at the back of my head (folliculitis) and ringworm on my forehead. Recently, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
Several factors contribute to cataract formation, including physiological factors (age), medications (such as steroids, gout drugs), illnesses (like diabetes, heart disease, hypothyroidism), and lifestyle and environmental factors (smoking, obesity...
Although miscarriages are often blamed on 'tired eggs' or unknown causes, the real culprits are poor diet, environmental toxins and even the drugs to help women get pregnant. ...
Stroke is the third biggest killer in the West. The most frustrating aspect of this statistic is that it concerns a disease which is entirely preventable with an anti oxidant rich diet (see p5). B ...
