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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 (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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 (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 »
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 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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