The effects of Lead on cognitive function in children - Early exposure to lead, whether in utero or as a young child, may cause lasting harm in a child's cognitive (brain) development.

Damaged lungs: untested treatment - Adults with injured lungs are being subjected to procedures which are largely untested and unproven, according to an editorial in the British Medical...

Chemotherapy may affect the brain - New evidence shows that systemic chemotherapy for breast cancer or lymphoma can result in a significant decline in cognitive function.

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...

A better brand of snake oil - Recently, a well known allergist had his hands slapped by the General Medical Council for breaking its rules against advertising. The British Medical...

Pcbs affect intelligence - An industrial pollutant can affect the intelligence, memory and attention of children if their mothers were exposed to high doses of it when they were...

Wrong at a stroke - Buried away in a British Medical Journal column quaintly entitled called "Education & Debate", giving the impression of a nice place for gentlemen to...

Hrt does not benefit alzheimer's patients - A new trial has shown that supplementing with HRT does not improve cognitive function in women with Alzheimer's disease (AD). ...