Epidural anaesthesia for pain relief during childbirth and for outpatient 'awake' surgery has been found to cause a high incidence of long-term back pain.
Our final query comes from another concerned wife whose husband had just had a malignant tumour removed from his bowel. They are still awaiting results to see if he has the all-clear although there is the possibility he may need further treatment...
Researchers investigating breast cancer survivors have discovered that a 'fighting spirit' can positively influence the outcome.
Heart failure is epidemic in the UK and US, and so is statin use. Millions of patients are taking statins, which are increasingly more potent and enthusiastically prescribed in ever-higher dosages.
The impact of an anonymous e-mail claiming that antiperspirants and deodorants are a cause of breast cancer is still reverberating - three years after it was circulated. The idea just won’t go away. In the last year alone, there have been several...
The cancer establishment was recently rocked to its core when Professor Michael Baum, an eminent and well-respected breast surgeon and researcher, claimed that screening for breast cancer should be scrapped because it caused hundreds of healthy...
Protecting your children from environmental toxins requires efforts on several fronts and may even need to begin before conception. Consider the following suggestions to help keep your child healthy:
During a general check-up, most doctors recommend that you undergo a cholesterol test to determine whether you are at risk of heart disease. The test measures the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in the serum
Nobody can say with any certainty whether viruses are getting ‘worse’. They are, however, extremely adaptable organisms,
Although a little stress is good for all of us, there's no doubt that chronic stress alters body chemistry and is the cause of many serious diseases. ... ...