Chronic constipation - According to one reader, this condition may arise from a lack of sodium or potassium in the body, resulting in adequate absorption of water. This is a...

Barium enema - What’s it for? Barium enemas are given to test for a range of disorders of the lower intestinal tract, including cancer, diverticulitis, polyps, irr...

Chronic constipation - Don’t forget about prunes! Soak 5 sun-dried prunes in water for 48 hours, then eat the prunes in the morning and drink the juice at lunchtime.

Coffee enemas - Some people champion self-administered coffee enemas as a way to detoxify the liver. One reader discontinued the treatment because it seemed to backfi...

Barium enema - What to do instead - There are quite a few alternatives to barium enemas, the best known of which is colonoscopy. This involves passing a fibreoptic cable up into the colo...

Caveman meddling - Like most bad decisions in medicine, the latest bit of madness started with an accident. A young Australian woman with a 17 month old baby asked the K...

Heart drug is wrecking my life - A drug for the few - Flecainide acetate (Tambocor) is a sodium-channel-blocking antiarrhythmic drug specifically prescribed for life-threatening cases of tachycardia (exce...

Mobile Phones: They may damage your child’s health, say Canadians - Children and teenagers are being advised to limit their use of mobile phones as the technology may pose a health hazard, Canada’s health officials hav...