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Natural remedies for reflux Standard drugs for reflux have been linked to dangerous side-effects, so perhaps it’s time to consider a natural approach Bromelain: an amazing anti-inflammatory Studies suggest that bromelain is useful for a variety of inflammatory disorders

Alternatives for asthma Ironically, a class of drugs used to prevent wheezing and shortness of breath in asthma sufferers can increase the risk of serious asthma attacks, new research suggests. 5-HTP: Nature’s happy pill? The claims are tempting and the studies promising for this popular supplement Astaxanthin: the anti-ageing super supplement Although it’s still early days, there’s evidence that this antioxidant from the sea may well do all it claims to Manuka vs MRSA: victory is sweet The healing and healthful properties of honey are indeed more than just hype

Gum disease getting to the teeth of the matter Gum disease, also called ‘periodontal disease’, can raise the risk of heart disease and stroke, the latest evidence reveals 70 per cent of antidepressant users aren’t even depressed Around 70 per cent of people regularly taking a powerful antidepressant don’t have depression, nor have they ever been diagnosed with any mental-health problem. World’s most commonly used drugs cause kidney cancer Analgesic painkillers—the world’s most commonly used drugs—cause renal cancer. Vegetarian diet helps protect against common bowel disease A vegetarian diet can help to prevent diverticular disease—in which pouches (diverticula) in the intestinal wall become inflamed—one of the West’s most common bowel disorders.

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Blog Speak

30 Apr 2013 | Adverse Reactions (Caitlin Hubbard)

Back to the future

When Lynne’s mother was 24, her dentist unwisely extracted a tooth while she had the flu. Within days her neck had ballooned with a streptococcal infection and she was rushed to hospital. Lynne&... more »

8 Feb 2013 | Adverse Reactions (bshubbard)

They're not even wrong

There’s a breathtakingly ignorant comment that has done the rounds of late, and it goes like this: there are only two types of medicine, that which works and alternative medicine. ... more »

17 Jan 2013 | Adverse Reactions (bshubbard)

Miracles of the demi-gods

Medicine seems to divide itself between the miraculous interventions and the mundane. The latter is all the things medicine isn’t very good at: the nagging, chronic problems that are made... more »

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Forum Discussions

11:35 | Health Conditions (Edwina Lane)

Repetitive Corneal Erosion Syn...

I have this and am using the prescribed drops and night ointment but the eyeball is still painful upon waking. The ripped area was stated to be healed but the location visible when an Opthalmolo... more »

11:17 | Health Conditions (KiwiGal)

Re: gabapentin

Hi, I don't know if you're still reading this since it's been a while since you posted (and a while since I've been on the site) but - you've got to be joking!! All you have to do ... more »

11:00 | Health Conditions (KiwiGal)

Re: Lack of response to curren...

Here is what Dr Andrew Wakefield has to say on the latest outbreak of measles. Fantastic. Needless to say, his challenge for a debate will go unheeded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kbWfsygG... more »

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