What Doctors Don't Tell YouDiethylstilboestrol (DES), the synthetic oestrogen, caused re-productive deformities and reproductive cancer among a generation of children born to millions of American women who took the drug to prevent mis-carriage in the middle of the last...
FLUORIDE: It's in our toothpaste and, from June, it could be in our w
FORGET BIN LADEN: It's the vaccine you've got to worry about
Re breast cancer and deodorant use, we are encouraged by the increasing awareness of chemicals in personal-care products and the need for a precautionary approach to their use, given the growing links
Mounting concern over the MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) crisis in UK hospitals hit a frenzied note recently after news of the superbug’s latest victim hit the headlines. Baby Luke, born a healthy 7lb 7oz with no apparent...
Do hair dyes cause cancer? No, says a study published recently in a medical journal. Yes, say researchers who presented their findings to an international conference this week. The most dangerous dyes, both research groups agree, are those that were...
The cells in your body are like little woodfires. If they burn too fast (too much carbohydrate for your type), it’s only a quick burst that soon peters out. If they burn too slowly (too much fat and protein), it’s a weak flame producing very little...
How likely are you to have a heart attack? Researchers have pin-pointed nine factors that will determine your risk.
HEART RISKS: Is another urban myth toppled?
HIV: A simple remedy to help prevent transmission
