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Kava is best antidote to anxiety, major new study finds Kava could be the very best way to combat anxiety, says the world’s first major clinical trial into the plant’s benefits. While drugs have only a modest effect, kava dramatically reduces anxiety, and... Fish oils protect the brain from the damaging effects of a junk-food diet Worried about your kids eating junk food? Giving them omega-3 fish oil supplements could help protect their growing brains, a new study has discovered. Antidepressants increase risk of killer-bug infection Antidepressant drugs appear to increase the chances of catching the killer C. difficile bug, which is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections. Two of the drugs—including Prozac—double the... Tomatoes reduce chances of prostate cancer in over-55s Three to four servings a week of tomatoes and tomato-rich dishes can help protect older men against prostate cancer, say researchers. Everyday medications cause dementia-like effects within 60 days Starting to get a little forgetful? Don’t blame it on getting older—it is as likely to be caused by over-the-counter drugs you are taking for everyday ailments such as insomnia or poor digestion. Forget what they tell you: sunbathing is good for you and your heart Forget all the advice you’ve heard about staying out of the sun. The benefits of sunshine far outweigh any increased risk of skin cancer, say researchers who believe current ‘safe sun’ guidelines nee... Rubella vaccine in MMR doesn’t protect up to 4 per cent of children The rubella (German measles) component of the MMR vaccine isn’t effective in a sizeable minority of children, leading researchers have discovered this week. ‘Big farma’ law targets organic smallholdings and sustainable living Commercial gardeners and farmers in Europe will soon be required to “grow, reproduce or trade” only vegetable seeds that have been approved by the EU bureaucracy. Organic, small market gardeners and... Depressed? There’s just a 15 per cent chance you are—even if your doctors says you are Has your doctor diagnosed you as clinically depressed and prescribed you an antidepressant? Then you need a second opinion—because there’s a very good chance you’re not depressed at all. Drinking coffee halves the risk of breast cancer coming back Women who’ve been successfully treated for breast cancer are far less likely to see a recurrence if they drink two or more cups of coffee a day, researchers say this week.

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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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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 »

10:46 | Health Conditions (sthalliday)

Re: testosterone

Do you have a lot of stress? The stress hormone cortisol can block testosterone. You could get an adrenal stress test done to rule this out. Zinc is needed for testosterone production. Being low... more »

17:45 | Health Conditions (Pogue222@yahoo.co.uk)

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Well you said it yourself "as physiotherapist!" NOT a surgeon! Leave to them! more »

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