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Filter by category of article: Processed red meats identified as a major cause of diabetes Processed red meats—such as bacon, burgers and sausages—are a major cause of type 2 diabetes, the lifestyle disease that can lead to heart and other health problems. Governments mislead women about breast-cancer screening Health officials are seriously misleading women about the benefits of regular breast-cancer screening, researchers say. Being bitter about life can make you unhealthy Bitterness about others, and the world in general, can make you physically ill. Vitamin C helps the asthmatic child, research confirms Vitamin C can help children with asthma, a fact that has been known since the 1940s—and which has recently been successfully tested. Newspaper deletes MMR–autism evidence The Guardian newspaper has been caught out deleting evidence on its website demonstrating that the MMR (measles–mumps–rubella) vaccine does cause autism. Fish oil supplements reduce inflammation and anxiety Omega-3 fish oils are an effective way to combat inflammation, which is now being associated with more and more diseases—including heart problems and even cancer. Functional flavourings Some of the most potent disease-fighting agents around may be hiding in your kitchen cupboard Giardiasis Herbal medicine is a powerful weapon against this often debilitating intestinal infection Parkinson’s patients still given drugs that make them worse Doctors are still handing out drugs to some of their Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients that worsen the condition and may even kill them. They Common painkillers cause heart flutter Common painkillers, such as aspirin and codeine, can cause atrial fibrillation—disturbance of the healthy beating of the heart—that can lead to stroke and heart failure.

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31 May 2013 | Adverse Reactions (Caitlin Hubbard)

A Long Shot

L ast January, after sustaining an injury to one knee during a particularly heated hockey match, our 16-year-old daughter Anya, a sports scholar, was handed the diagnosis most dreaded by athletes of a... more »

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 »

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