Constant sore throats: - Next up is the reader who has sore throats which reoccur every three weeks, each time lasting six weeks. His hoarseness is accompanied by low energy...

Constant sore throats and tonsiloliths: - Gargling with a strong brew made from red sage herb can help soothe the sore throat, says one reader, who also recommends it to singers. Chronic sore...

Penicillin and sore throats: - The article last time about the inappropriate and overuse of penicillin for sore throats inspired a pharmacist to write in She or he often has to...

Sore throat: leave alone is just as good as antibiotic - The practice of prescribing antibiotics for common conditions has, once again, been called into question by two new studies. ...

Sore throats: - One woman reported several editions back that she had a throat bug which was diagnosed by her homoeopath as the Coxsackie A1 virus spread by air tra...

Beta blockers are no better than a sugar pill - Although beta blockers have been used for over 30 years to treat high blood pressure in elderly people, new analysis has discovered that the drugs are...

Impetigo - Goldenseal, which was suggested last week to fight the infection causing impetigo, cannot be used long term and is effectiveness is reduced after 2 we...

A dubious good deed - A story published without fanfare in a recent issue of the British Medical Journal (see facing story, this page) revealed the astonishing statistic t...