What Doctors Don't Tell YouQ:I have recently been discharged from hospital having had colitis and Crohn's disease diagnosed. I have been ill for three months and have lost 28 pounds. I am waiting for a consultation with a g ...
At Easter, I was diagnosed with polymyalgia and took steroids for three weeks to ease the pain. I started with six capsules a day and gradually eased off.
Steroids are fast catching up with antibiotics as the most abused class of drugs in your doctor's black bag. There's no doubt that the discovery of steroids a half century ago was a major advance ...
A leading ophthalmologist charges that with most eye disorders, the drug or surgical "cure" is worse than the disease ... ...
Q:I have a son who is two years old and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis six months ago. He's been on steroids (prednisolone) for the past six months, along with mesalazine. The specialists ...
Lithium, the metal, is being given to patients to stop them from suffering manic attacks after being given corticosteroids. The treatment has raised eyebrows in some medical quarters because lith ...
I have been trying to figure out how to fight a standard medical procedure, the examination of the genitals of children during routine physical examinations, barring any obvious medical problems. ...
Q:My niece has a very bad skin condition called pityriasis rubra pilaris. It began with mild eczema on her face and hands and three months later developed into an angry, crusted and scaly rash on ...
Fresh evidence suggests that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) taken for depressive illness are not safe in overdose, contrary to the belief of some doctors. ...
I am a 42-year-old local government worker. I was due to have arthroscopy on my right knee for cartilage removal but, at the last moment, the operation was cancelled because the surgeon found that I have idiopathic thrombocytopenia
