What Doctors Don't Tell YouHeart disease is the leading cause of death in the developed world. Although this disease employs more doctors than any other branch of medicine, recent discoveries show some fundamental flaws in our understanding of it - particularly the basic...
Cholesterol lowering drugs should be offered only as a last resort, a government funded body has reported. Patients should first be encouraged to stop smoking, take exercise and improve their diet ...
ONE PINT OF LAGER and a packet of statins
Our story last time about the dangers of statins has clearly struck a chord with drug regulators in the UK who are now making them available over-the-counter. So anyone can pop into their local pharmacy and pick up a supply of these great drugs that...
Doctors are enthusiasts, who often seize upon an all-purpose product - the type of gadget that claims to hoover your livingroom, cut your grass, wash your dog and put out the rubbish.
I have been very reluctantly taking warfarin for the past four years in connection with atrial fibrillation. In WDDTY vol 12 no 9, it states that a multicentre US trial has found that warfarin and aspirin perform equally well in
I have just read your article on pneumonia (WDDTY vol 15 no 11), in which I was quite interested, as my mother is very subject to pneumonia. We have also just managed to get her off about seven prescription drugs. Is it possible that drugs...
The widely prescribed cholesterol lowering drug pravastatin is little better than a sugar pill in protecting against a second heart attack, a major study has discovered. ...
In response to R. Stoffanellar of Wassen International (WDDTY vol 14 no 7) who said my 'article gives ammunition to the anti-supplements brigade', I say 'Hardly'.
There’s a old sexist saying in France that if you want to discover the cause of a problem, cherchez la femme - find the woman. But, if the problem is medical, I say cherchez la pharm - find the drug.
