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...

Emphysema - My mother, who smokes, has been diagnosed as having emphysema. As far as I know, it is in the early stages, but what I have read about conventional tr...

Emphysema: - One 73-year-old reader told us last week that he still suffers from mild emphysema 20 years after he gave up cigarettes. What could be done to help i...

New drugs: - Keeping those profits rolling in - The drugs industry thrives on novelty. Claims for the great new wonder drug fuel shareholder interest, which in turn pushes up the share price. Bett...

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...

What is your metabolic type: protein, carbohydrate, or mixed? - Although metabolic typing is complicated and best left to a Trained Metabolic Typing Advisor (see below), the following simplified list provides some...

New drugs for old: - How drug companies make their profits - No E-news bulletin would be complete without some news about those bad, bad boys, the drug companies. This week we hear that GlaxoSmithKline has been...

New drugs at least they cost a lot more - New drugs are the lifeblood of the pharmaceutical industry, as they account for around a third of a drug company’s profits every year. There’s usually...