Vitamins: They can make you healthier (and grass may be green in a double-blind placebo study) - The understanding of nutrition plays a tiny part in a doctor’s education – in fact, it’s around one day out of a five-year programme – and so any stud...

Magnesium: the secret remedy for childhood asthma - Magnesium may be a safe alternative to bronchodilators when children are suffering a severe asthma attack. When an infusion of magnesium sulphate (40...

Barking: Drug companies resort to double-blind placebo boys in suits with violin cases - Is UK Prime Minister Tony Blair still US President Bush’s poodle? We’ll soon find out following intensive lobbying by the White House to grant the Am...

Mineral salt improves breathing in asthmatics - An intravenous solution of magnesium sulphate may be the best way to treat patients suffering from acute asthma attacks. That's the conclusion of two...

Terbutaline infusion - Terbutaline infusion normally reserved for treating asthma and bronchitis is being used on women in the US to help their pregnancies go to term. It h...

Asthma: a breath of fresh air - If ever a disease were misunderstood by modern medicine, it is asthma. Although doctors finally have begun to accept that asthma may be caused by an a...

Magnesium: the secret remedy for childhood asthma - Childhood asthma can be a frightening and sometimes dangerous problem Standard bronchodilators don t always work or can have serious side effects...

Magnesium may halve the risk of eclampsia - A new, landmark study has shown that pregnant women with preeclampsia treated with magnesium sulphate can halve the risk of eclampsia (convulsions) an...