Letters to the editor

Cholesterol confusion Re the letter ‘EFAs sorted my cholesterol’ in WDDTY vol 16 no 9, the cholesterol levels are meaningless to me, and probably to some other readers, too, as they are given in mg/dL. It would have been h... In praise of vitamin c I was glad to see you write about some of the benefits of high-dose vitamin C (WDDTY vol 16 no 11). It’s very sad that drug-company propaganda has made people more afraid of natural remedies than drug... Me is not all in the head As a subscriber to WDDTY and someone who has been badly affected by the illness ME [myalgic encephalomyelitis] for almost 15 years, I was astonished and disappointed to read ‘Epidemic by hysteria’ on... Therapy for psychosomatics I am a research psychologist and psychotherapist. I liked ‘Finding the cancer soul’ (viewpoint in WDDTY vol 16 no 7) very much. Indeed, it speaks of certain ‘truths’ about cancer. Man-made epidemics Re avian flu in WDDTY vol 16 no 9, there have been several epidemics and medical scares in my lifetime, and it would seem that most of these are man-made. When you think of the deplorable state that c... Alternatives to soy milk Re soy (WDDTY vol 16 no 8), my wife and I never normally eat soy products. What does concern us is that soy milk in our tea is an integral part of our diet. More on homeopathy, please I was refiling WDDTY vol 15 no 8, when it fell open to page 8, where two headlines are ‘Polycystic problems’ and ‘Chronic cold sores’. Boron for osteoporosis Re osteoporosis (WDDTY vol 16 no 5, page 12), boron (as Osteo-Trace) has been used for years for both arthritis and osteoporosis - and without side-effects. Efas sorted my cholesterol I’m a 59-year-old woman whose total cholesterol had been around 250 mg/ dL for several years. Last year, it was 254 mg/dL. My triglycericides were high, as was my LDL [the ‘bad’ low-density lipoprotei... Flu an easy nut to crack Re A.G.’s letter, ‘Preparing for winter’, in WDDTY vol 16 no 7, up until two years go, I, too, was prone to colds and flu at this time of the year. I tried supplements, homeopathy, antibiotics and eve...

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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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06:15 | Health Conditions (prioris@excite.com)

Re: cellulitis infection (NOT ...

i don't know. people with diabetes get this especially on lower legs. wrapping the legs in bandages the right way is important to remove fluid from legs. as i said in previous posts, always use br... more »

15:18 | Health Conditions (anne-close)

cellulitis infection (NOT cell...

Had two bouts of cellulitis in past year caused by mossie bites. Each time had to take anti-biotics which I rarely ever take but had to as this condition was spreading and can lead to septicemia. can ... more »

14:12 | Hospital Reports (capricon-85@hotmail.com)

Re: Heart By-Pass Surgery

living9: A salutory tale repeated throughout the '1st' world (sic). Please research lyposomal Vit C. You can be making your own for pennies within days. YouTube and google be... more »

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