When my husband, Ralph, was diagnosed with cancer it seemed to be the cruellest blow life could assign. He underwent two major operations, one for the complete removal of his stomach and a second ...
Powerful acid suppressing proton pump inhibitors, used to treat ulcers, may mask early signs of gastric cancer. ...
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Women who take multivitamins early in pregnancy sharply reduce the risk of giving birth to a baby with spina bifida. A study of 23,000 women published in the Journal of the American Medical Assoc ...
My sister recently died of ‘lower-grade lymphoma’ within six months of being diagnosed (age 84). Remarkably, she had never consulted a doctor in her lifetime.
Q My husband is a healthy 57-year-old vegetarian, a regular exerciser, takes vitamin supplements and eats mostly organic food. Four weeks ago, for the first time in years, he had to take a week off work due to a virus that left him exhausted and...