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Cancer: Winning the war, or a skirmish?

Are we finally winning the war on cancer According to President George Bush we certainly are He paid a special visit to the National Institutes of Health earlier this year to make the announcemen... more »

Exercise: It protects against breast cancer, and helps you when you have it, too

We all know that exercise is good for us, and a gentle version of it is especially beneficial for anyone with a heart condition. But now researchers have discovered that it can also help people with... more »

Cervical Cancer: Calls for compulsory vaccine programme is funded by – the manufacturer

Such is the clamour for governments around the world to adopt mass immunisation programmes for adolescent girls against cervical cancer that a mass rally more »

Lung cancer

A reader’s friend has been recently diagnosed with lung cancer. She has been told it is inoperable and is just starting chemotherapy. Do readers know of any natural methods that might help her? more »

Cancer Cures: The alternatives that are showing promise

The same levels of myth that sustain the very best conspiracy theories surround cures for cancer. So we’re lucky to have Ralph Moss, a longtime commentator on the fight against cancer, as our guide more »

Radiotherapy: The World Health Organization steps in after countless errors

Radiotherapy is given to around 40 per cent of the 10 million people worldwide who are newly diagnosed with cancer every year. more »

Breast Cancer: Housework is a great way to prevent it

Here’s music to the ears of every male chauvinist pig: women can reduce their chances of getting breast cancer if they do more housework. more »

Banned and Fined: The price of selling apricot seeds (and extra virgin olive oil)

Spare a thought for Jim Wright, who ran a natural products company from his home in Wales. Following two dawn raids by enforcement agencies, his business has been closed down, he’s been fined £1,000... more »

Breast Cancer: Rates drop dramatically as women stop taking HRT

The rate of new breast cancer cases in the USA has suddenly dropped dramatically, and scientists reckon it’s because fewer women are taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT). more »

Glass Houses: Cancer specialist attacks alternative therapies

Everyone knows the old saying 'People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones', everyone, that is, except Prof Jonathan Waxman, a cancer specialist at Imperial College in London. more »

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3 Nov 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

The poisoned generation

Perhaps the most underappreciated health scandal in modern times is the fact that, every day, we are all subjected to some 80,000 drugs—virtually all of which have not undergone a single regulat... more »

23 Oct 2009 | Health from your Gar... (bshubbard)

Your good health is down to yo...

One thing is sure in this world:  only you can establish total wellness and health. Unless you want it, and are sufficiently motivated to gain it and keep it, no amount of outside support will su... more »

1 Oct 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

DNA: it's not destiny

When we become ill, most of us lay the blame at the feet of our ancestors: my heart problem is like dad’s, who had a dicky ticker; I’m likely to get breast cancer because it’s what m... more »

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21:35 | Health Conditions (blobby)

Re: Lung Cancer

Can we please stop all this childish bickering amongst ourselves. Everybody is entitled to express their own opinions on this site and everybody can agree or disagree with those opinions but let's... more »

19:53 | Health Conditions (ajmcglynn)

Re: glioblastoma multiforme

Dear Jenny, The New York Times published an article about a week ago describing a promising experimental treatment.  The physician is Dr. Howard Riina at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell &... more »

19:30 | Health Conditions (ajmcglynn)

Re: Small Intestine Bacterial ...

Karen, I note your comment that Xifaxin has been helpful.  The wisdom in the alternative medical community is that infestation in the gut can be a side effect of antibiotic treatment:  The a... more »

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