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The great depression myth

Every year around the world we take $13bn (£6.6bn)-worth of antidepressants, and more than 80 per cent of those prescriptions are for an SSRI (serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors) such as Prozac,... more »

Exercise-Induced Asthma: It may be a food allergy

Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) may be an anaphylactic reaction to a food rather than a response to physical activity. Doctors have discovered that quite a few cases have occurred when the sufferer has... more »

Osteoporosis: The effective way of treating it without drugs

Women who want to strengthen their bones, especially after menopause, should supplement with potassium citrate for 12 months. It’s proven to improve bone mineral density, and it’s a great way of coun... more »

Norovirus: The latest epidemic that wasn’t

Britons have been quaking in their boots since the turn of the New Year in full anticipation of being struck down by the norovirus, which was expected to send three million of them to the toilet. Ver... more »

Dermatitis: Sofa imports from China causing a rash of problems

Just bought a new shiny leather sofa? Then watch out – you could suddenly develop severe dermatitis. Doctors in the UK have reported a sudden rash (pun intended) of sufferers who’d recently treated... more »

Skin Cancer: Why some sun worshippers are more likely to get it than others

Why is it that some sunbathers get melanoma, or skin cancer, and some don’t? One unsuspected risk factor is endometriosis, and a woman who has had the problem is nearly twice as likely to also develo... more »

Sinusitis: The doctor gets it wrong in 90 per cent of cases

Doctors are getting it wrong when treating people with sinusitis. Around 90 per cent of sinusitis sufferers in the UK and the US are prescribed an antibiotic or a nasal spray – but a new study has di... more »

CT Scans: They are responsible for 2 per cent of all cancers

CT (computed tomography) scans are the cause of up to 2 per cent of all cancers. The effect could be far worse among children, who are more sensitive to irradiation. more »

Difficulties Urinating: It could be a tell-tale sign of a fatal problem

It can be distressing, and painful, for men who have difficulties urinating – but doctors reckon it could also be a tell-tale symptom of a fatal problem, and it’s nothing to do with prostate cancer. more »

Heart Infusions: A routine practice that’s useless, and possibly dangerous

Heart attack patients are routinely given infusions of glucose, insulin and potassium – but they could be fatal, researchers have suddenly discovered. 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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