Pompholyx eczema: - Last time we heard about a reader's friend who has just developed this type of eczema. Did anyone know how this could be treated, she wondered? But...

Pompholyx eczema: - A Yugoslavian grandmother came to the aid of one reader who suffered from pompholyx eczema (a common form that affects hands and feet) after the birth...

New drugs - New profits for old product - Most new drugs are simply old drugs with a bit of window dressing to justify double the price tag. Yet, the dangers multiply from these novel twists a...

Drugs for losing weight - What to do instead - What to do instead * Try metabolic typing. This dietary method is based on the idea that no single, universal diet is right for everyone because ea...

Drugs for losing weight - The problem of obesity has taken on epidemic proportions over the last few years. In 1998, a report by the UK’s National Institute for Clinical Excell...

Losing Weight: Low-fat foods won’t help - If you want to lose weight, forget eating a low-fat diet. Low-fat foods, which achieve billions of dollars of sales every year, will help you lose so...

Say no to new drugs - When your doctor reaches for his prescription pad, possibly the most important question you can ask is the age of the drug he’s about to prescribe you...

Losing Weight: The pills don’t work, but still the drug companies push them - Can you lose weight just by popping a slimming pill? Needless to say, the drug companies think so, and they’re in the process of making the best-sell...