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Filter by category of article: Avastin: Bad News for the Brain It’s no giant secret that chemotherapy is a knife-edge approach to healing—you take the drugs in the hopes that they will kill the cancer without killing you first. Natural pain relief A reader is eager for advice on how he can replace prescription pain medication with a natural alternative. Heart Drug: It causes major gastric problems Manufacturers of the heart drug Aldactone (spironolactone) saw sales soar after a study in 2004 found that it helped patients recover after suffering severe heart failure. A human guinea pig With atrial fibrillation, a high pulse rate and elevated blood pressure, I’ve gone through at least seven different medications, prescribed by my GP, over the last two years. I’m 71 and could not tole... Avian flu - The drugs don’t work The US and the nations in the European Union have recently pledged donations of US$1.9 billion to “prevent the development of human pandemic influenza”. However, researchers have found that the drugs... Metronidazole Neurological symptoms with FlagylA number of studies have shown peripheral neuropathy - nerve damage outside of the brain and spinal cord - to be among the more serious adverse effects of taking metro... Sciatica - Just say no to steroids Sciatica - pain along the large sciatic nerve that runs from the lower back down the back of each leg - can be severe and debilitating. As with so many chronic conditions, the treatment gets progressi... Metronidazole This drug (Flagyl) is among the most widely prescribed antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in pregnant women - this despite the controversy that surrounds this drug. It has been... Cox-2 inhibitors The COX (cyclooxygenase)-2 inhibitors, also known as ‘selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs’ (NSAIDs), have long been touted as being safer for your stomach than painkillers such as aspirin... Pregnancy blues - Risk of birth defects Depressing news for the manufacturers of Paxil (paroxetine): new studies suggest that the antidepressant increases birth defects - particularly of the heart - when taken by pregnant women during the...

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2 May 2012 | Adverse Reactions (bshubbard)

The consent that is never soug...

Aside from death and taxes, life’s only other certainty is that you have a body, over which you have complete sovereignty and which is protected by law, including human rights legislation.  ... more »

10 Apr 2012 | Adverse Reactions (bshubbard)

First, do something

Breast cancer is one of the major ‘ladykillers’ – and so governments want to be seen to do something, not least because it affects half the electorate.   For the past 24 years &... more »

12 Mar 2012 | Adverse Reactions (bshubbard)

The science of profit

Imagine you’re a Venusian paying a visit to Earth, and I’m in the welcoming party.   Over a bubbling Martian cola I tell you we have a major health problem on the planet – cance... more »

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05:06 | Health Conditions (richard ponsonby)

Re: Urine test - urate levels.

it seems high. Your doctor should know. more »

01:46 | Health Conditions (richard ponsonby)

Re: Inflammation spots on brai...

Poor thing, Have you had her tested for copper toxicity? A copper elimination diet is a must. She should avoid all grains, dairy, alcohol and sugar. To  eliminate copper you need a source of ... more »

09:42 | Help and Support (romanywood)

? Glossitis in 6 year old in A...

My friends 6 year old grandson who is asthmatic and gluten and lactose intolerant is suffering greatly from what  one specialist has called Glossitis which really isnt a diagnosis. He has seen ab... more »

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