Painkillers - Is it more in the mind than we realize? - We all know that painkillers such as paracetamol and NSAIDs can provide quick relief from osteoarthritis - or do we? This most basic level of medical...

Painkillers: - Who needs drugs when acupuncture works? - If the NSAID painkillers cause gastric bleeding and the COX-2 variety can lead to heart problems, where can you turn? Step forward acupuncture, the p...

Arthritis: the price of painkillers - Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, the treatment of choice for all forms of arthritis, may cause more problems than they solve. ... ...

Paracetamol: A deadly painkiller, even at the recommended dose - Paracetamol – or acetaminophen as it’s known in the States – is the most widely used painkiller in the world. There’s a pack in most homes, and you c...

Arthritis: nsaid overkill - Paracetamol and simple analgesics are probably just as effective as non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for relieving pain in osteoarthriti...

Nsaids: - The risks outweigh the benefits for osteoarthritis sufferers - Most osteoarthritis sufferers are still on long-term therapy either with one of the painkilling NSAIDs (non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs) or a...

Rheumatoid arthritis - Four years ago (WDDTY, vol 8, no 6) when I first wrote about rheumatoid arthritis (RA), I reported that wearing copper bracelets, correcting low gastr...

Rheumatoid arthritis - In treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), conventional medicine has concentrated on powerful drugs to suppress symptoms. But there are a surprising numb...