What Doctors Don't Tell YouFDA sits and waits amid Adderall deaths. Many are aware of the dangerous side-effects of amphetamines, especially when they are used to treat children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet, it has taken 20 sudden deaths and 12...
The idea of "watchful waiting" as a method of dealing with prostate cancer has gained more ground following a study in Sweden, which has the world's fourth highest death rate from the cancer. ...
Heart bypass - or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) - is a radical procedure that has become the most frequently performed of all surgical operations, with around 500,000 carried out every year in the US alone. Around 10 per cent of all heart...
It’s extraordinary how many health problems can be left well alone without the doctor having to do anything. The approach is known in medical circles as ‘watchful waiting’, and it’s a strategy that more doctors would do well to adopt for a number of...
Neck pain is a common problem, and one that tends to affect more women than men. But how are you going to treat it? The three most popular options are: your family doctor (a ‘wait-and-see’ approach with advice on ergonomics, possibly...
NON-HODGKIN: Doing nothing is as good as chemotherapy
Reader's Corner
While factors such as race and family history make certain groups more vulnerable to prostate cancer, age is the biggest risk indicator across the board. In general, around 40 per cent of men over 50 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some...
FEVER: Are we right to hit the panic alarm?
Men diagnosed with high-grade prostate cancer could live up to 10 years with no intervention, according to new research. Patients diagnosed with these aggressive cancers, especially if they fall within the younger age range
