Profits before people - Those who cling to the belief that medicine is more a science than a commercial enterprise might consider the story of a group of drugs known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) and their appr... more>

The metaphysics of stress - Somebody dies suddenly from a heart attack. “Ah, well,” says a close friend, “I’m not surprised, really. He was always stressed.” Stress, it seems, is the great killer of... more>

A fate worse than death - My father was fond of the expression 'A fate worse than death'.  I think it was something to do with the way we Brits would have been treated had the Nazi hordes invaded in the Second Wor... more>

17:47 - | Thank you, my doctor and I are trying to redce my medication at moment.  (I haven't mentioned the multitude of other symptoms, because they all appear to be related to the arachnoiditis, whic... more>

04:30 - | If she let it get that large, I am afraid surgery maybe the only option.   to prevent this kindof thing, everybody shoul do a quarterly kidney cleanse The easiest way to cleanse the kidneys is ca... more>

20:44 - | It's not really possible to assess someone's condition over the internet from short written description of symptoms. You could have developed your symptoms for several reasons including your c... more>