If you have low back pain, instead of rushing to your own doctor, first try the most conservative management you can. Dr William Kirkaldy-Willis, retired emeritus professor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan...
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.
Our cover story this month reveals the astonishing fact that the most frequently diagnosed type of breast cancer is not cancer at all, but a ‘something’ that has gone slightly awry, but which, in the long term, is likely to sort itself out.
A patient suffered from Shingles as when they started taking atorvastatin.
CANCER CALLING: more concerns about mobile phones
In 1971, Richard Nixon famously declared war on cancer and predicted that medical technology would find a cure for it 'within six years' - a boast to rival Kennedy’s goal to put man on the moon.
Cancer is the second biggest killer of children, largely because they are even more susceptible than adults to the growing number of poisons in our lives.
Cholesterol may not be the great killer after all, a major study in Copenhagen has discovered. Only those with cholesterol blood levels in the top 5 per cent are at risk from heart disease. ... ...
Most of the magic bullets to treat colds and flu - from antibiotics to zinc lozenges - are shots in the dark and not as effective as tried-and-tested traditional remedies.
I am presently going through menopause at 54 years of age. My principal symptom has been disrupted sleep - and the need to urinate more frequently during the night has doubtless contributed to this.
What Doctors Don't Tell You