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The whole fat, and nothing but

Breast cancer was a rare disease in 1900. Today, by some estimates, one in every eight women will contract breast cancer, many during their childbearing years. The literature on breast cancer show ... more »

Fertility via the back door

Infertility and repeated miscarriage clearly have many causes. Besides the better known reasons, such as blocked fallopian tubes, failure to ovulate, impotence and poor timing, the most likely cau ... more »

The folly of the fat free

The hysteria against fat has got out of control. In the US, Fat Free Food (F3) stores are springing up, with shelves lined with highly processed food containing virtually no fat. In the UK, too, m ... more »

High pressure from the past

Samuel J. Mann MD, is an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Hypertension Center of The New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. ... more »

The polluted womb

We all think of the womb as a safe haven possibly the only one we will enjoy in our lifetime but there are warning signs from a range of studies to suggest that the unborn child will face 'prenata ... more »

Hibernating: one riddle of heart disease

General practitioners are in a good position to spot major failings of the medical options available to us. High on the list is the inadequate way we deal with heart disease risk. In 1980, I came ... more »

See spot get jabbed

It is well known that there are risks associated with vaccination of dogs just as there are risks for humans. The trouble is, no one has adequately quantified the risks. Is it true that only a tin ... more »

Lowering the mould load

In my experience working in the field of allergy and environmental medicine, Candida patients do far better only when they have modified their environments and not just their diets to reduce airbo ... more »

Ultrasound: the scan scam

Women believe that they can ensure the well being of their babies by having ultrasound scans and that the earlier any problems are detected, the better. But, increasing evidence now shows that ear ... more »

The acid test for a healthy baby

Throughout the world, folic acid has now become the sacred cow of preconceptual health advice because of its apparent ability to reduce the rate of neural tube defects. But is this faith justified ... more »

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