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Old-time-medicine salt cures my muscle cramps

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BAD SCIENCE So many studies, so many flaws A full one-third of American scientists have been found guilty of serious misconduct while undertaking medical research over the last three years. Their mi... more »

Vitamin E is my elixir of youth

I have taken vitamin E supplements every day for about 30 years, mainly for my varicose veins - and I look 20 years younger than I am. When I had meningococcal septicaemia, I was not expected to survi... more »

Sugar-coated help from nhs direct

My husband was taken ill with a raging virus. There was no cold or chest infection, yet, by the middle of the following night, he was losing a lot of water. At around 3am, he became worse, so I rang N... more »

Wireless modem affected my heartbeat

Last July, out of the blue, I developed a disruption to my heart rhythm. The arrhythmia continued to the point where I was aware of it for most of the day. more »

So you think you need . . . a diagnostic biopsy

One of the things conventional medicine prides itself on is its diagnoses. But much of the credit goes not to doctors, but to the technologists who have created increasingly sophisticated ways of peer... more »

When doctors just don’t know

My sister has been treated for over five years at hospital for breast cancer. However, early last year, I asked if a doctor from our surgery would call as she felt unwell when she woke up (although sh... more »

What can i do about my breast cysts?

I recently had a run-in with my local hospital when they insisted that I have a mammogram before they would scan the cysts in my breasts or aspirate them, or do anything else. more »

Why weren’t we told about this acne drug?

In 1994, at the age of 17, I took a course of isotretinoin (Roaccutane) for mild acne, a decision I have regretted ever since. more »

What should i do about polyps?

My allergic rhinitis started well over 20 years ago. At firs,t I was classified as being allergic to house dust. At one stage, I was using a spinhaler, but was constantly tired and breathless. ... more »

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