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...

Nut Allergy: The 4 golden rules to avoid a life-threatening attack - If you have a nut allergy, there are four major things you need to do if you are to avoid a serious – and possibly fatal – reaction, especially if you...

Peanut allergy: are skin creams to blame? - Peanut allergy among children has been growing at an alarming rate over the past decade It s a very serious condition and one that sometimes can be...

Pregnant women: - Another group being given dangerous drugs - The very young and pregnant women are two groups who should almost never be prescribed general pharmaceuticals. Trials have never been carried out to...

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...

Pregnant women prescribed dangerous drugs - Women who are very young or pregnant are two population groups who should almost never be prescribed general pharmaceuticals. This is because trials h...

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SSRIs: Pregnant women fear they will be forced to take danger drugs - A group of American mothers is fighting legislation that they say will force them to take SSRI antidepressant drugs such as Prozac even while they are...