What Doctors Don't Tell YouOne patient who had recurrent genital herpes for 12 years took powdered Echinacea at the maximum listed dose. So long as he began treatment within one or two hours of the onset of tingling and neuralgia,
Children in a recent study who took vitamin D supplements early in life had a much lower risk of developing diabetes than those who didn’t, say researchers in Finland.
In the wake of our Cancer Battle Plan conference, I got to thinking again about cancer and what it means to be a victim of the most complex and most untreatable (in conventional terms) illness of our times. We focus on environmental agents and...
In 1994, at the age of 17, I took a course of isotretinoin (Roaccutane) for mild acne, a decision I have regretted ever since.
Laser eye surgery was supposed to be the great savior for all glasses-wearers, and was science’s answer to most of the common sight problems. But, already, the hype and hope are giving way to growing concerns over the safety and effectiveness of the...
Many of us have taken an antacid or some other mild over-the-counter remedy for a minor gastric problem - but we increase our chances of catching pneumonia every time we do, astonishing new research has discovered.
Of all the illnesses of the aging eye - including glaucoma and cataracts - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the only one that is sharply on the rise. But what medicine has seldom explored is the role of diet in the development of this...
A California toxicologist and pathologist did a massive review of the medical literature and, subsequently, carried out his own study to find out whether the use of certain prescription drugs - in addition to other lifestyle practices - might...
The frightening statistics on breast cancer deaths have been used by doctors to press women into being tested as early as possible. Breast cancer screening has become a huge money-making industry. But what if the figures are wrong? What if an...
