Foot conditions

Swollen ankles

A woman is after some advice on how to get rid of swollen ankles. She tends to suffer from the problem during hot weather, but since our reader broke her right ankle last year, this foot has been con... more »

Athlete’s foot

Do readers have any natural suggestions for a female fungal foot infection sufferer? more »

Toe cramps

One reader’s husband suffers frequently from painful toe cramps. The middle three toes start to curl under and he finds it difficult to straighten them out, which he tries to do by walking around or... more »

Bunions and hammer toes

A reader’s mother has bunions on both feet for many years and has developed a couple of hammer toes. She recently went to see a specialist who told her that she needed two separate operations on each... more »

Confessions of an OTC taker

Like so many thousands of others, I have been a victim of an over-the-counter (OTC) drug. They're the drugs that are freely available from chemists without the need of a prescription. ... more »

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Blog Speak

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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Forum Discussions

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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