Breast cancer and family history - The link between a family history of breast cancer and a woman's likelihood of developing the disease is smaller than suggested earlier, according to...

Cox-2 inhibitors - The COX (cyclooxygenase)-2 inhibitors, also known as ‘selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs’ (NSAIDs), have long been touted as being safer...

Family history doesn’t influence breast cancer - A new British report confirms that, although women with a close relative with breast cancer have an above-average risk of developing the disease, the...

Is insulin a better bet than oral drugs? - "Diabetes pills lower blood glucose levels. They are not insulin. If eating healthier foods, increasing activity and taking such pills do not lower yo...

Type 2 diabetes - The dangers of the new drugs - Many patients with the type of diabetes that could easily be controlled with diet are turning to pills with side effects that could be worse than the...

What causes diabetes? - Only around 10 per cent of type I diabetics have a family history of the disease. The most believable theory is that most diabetes is linked to immune...

Diabetes: regulating your blood sugar naturally - Diabetes mellitus is an old and complex disease. It can strike anyone in any family at any time, though it is most common among affluent Westerners. T...

Overdosed and docile - Q-Can you tell me about the drug Melleril, please? My handicapped daughter was put on 150 mg a day which has been reduced to 50 mg twice daily. ...