Fetal origin of adult high blood pressure disputed - The theory that adult health is determined to a significant degree by conditions in the womb before birth has recently been challenged.

Chinese herbs for skin conditions - Q:My niece has a very bad skin condition called pityriasis rubra pilaris. It began with mild eczema on her face and hands and three months later deve...

Lasers for other eye conditions - Laser surgery - though not necessarily on the cornea - is used in the treatment of other eye conditions, including: * Longsightedness (hyperopia):

Google: It’s the way doctors find out about your condition, just like you - What do you do when you want to find out more about a health problem? Right. You go on Google, or a similar search engine, and look through the resu...

Dairy may cause spinal condition - Dairy products could worsen, or even trigger, the crippling condition ankylosing spondylitis. The disease first affects the spine and then fuses toget...

Is vitamin b6 bad for patients with a heart condition? - Re Parkinson’s disease (WDDTY vol 14 no 5), I am puzzled by a statement about vitamin B6 which suggested that patients with heart conditions should no...

Rsi: employers must keep conditions safe - I read with interest your article on RSI in the July issue. (WDDTY, vol 10 no 4). It mentions that computer users "must find a way to curb the activit...

Emergency care: - It's so bad that it kills a third of patients - The health service is seriously overstretched. Patients with chronic conditions that require routine care tend to get the worst of it, so perhaps the...