What triggers asthma? - It can be difficult to identify exactly what triggers your asthma. Sometimes the link is obvious — for example, when your symptoms start within minute...

The case for environmental triggers - Parkinson’s disease (PD) is found throughout the world and is thought to affect one or two people in every 1000. It is named after William Parkinson,...

Drug Safety: It’s not just chemotherapy that causes blood disorder - Agranulocytosis is a serious condition where the body produces insufficient white blood cells, making the sufferer much more prone to infection.

The wrong medicines - When prescribing for the elderly, ‘start low and go slow’ is the golden rule. Starting with a third to half the recommended dosage may help eliminate...

What causes diabetes? - Only around 10 per cent of type I diabetics have a family history of the disease. The most believable theory is that most diabetes is linked to immune...

Triggers for BSE - In a documentary I saw, the suggestion was made that organo phasphate compounds can trigger BSE.

Lowering body temperature - Body temperature reflects metabolic rate (the amount of food burned per day per unit of body weight). Some advocates of natural life extension believe...

Low body temperature - This woman has had a low body temperature (ranging from 34.3 to 35.1 degrees C) for a couple of years. She was prescribed Thyroxine for a borderline t...