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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. Fasting improves heart health—and may even reverse diabetes Fasting—where little or no food is eaten a few days a week—can be as beneficial as exercise or surgery if you have heart disease. It improves blood pressure while releasing a protein that naturally p... Drug side effects total 1,600—and counting Side effects to prescription drugs are one of the major reasons people are rushed into hospital—but do you know just how many possible side effects there are to the drugs your doctors prescribe? Two... Two major drug groups cause autism Women who take some prescription drugs while pregnant dramatically increase the chances of autism in their child. Antidepressants and the epilepsy drug Epilim (valproate) have both been associated wit... Alternative therapies can help lower blood pressure, says official body Alternative therapies could work just as well as drugs in lowering blood pressure, the American Heart Association has declared in an important ‘position paper’ to heart specialists. Half of key workers—including doctors—don’t take flu drugs Half the Tamiflu anti-viral drugs given to key public workers in the UK during the 2009-10 flu pandemic scare were thrown down the toilet or left on the shelf, costing the taxpayer around £7.8m in unu... Risk of dementia has fallen in past 20 years Good news—you’re far less likely to develop dementia than you would have been 20 years ago. Better diets, less smoking and improved heart health have all helped to reduce the risk dramatically.

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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

19:41 | Health Conditions (prioris@excite.com)

Re: Lack of response to curren...

This is not a vaccine failure. Vaccines are doing precisely what the state wants. People who think these are just mistakes, failures or errors are still not fully awake. This is crimes of humanity aga... more »

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 »

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