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Alcohol: What exactly are two units (and what is alcohol, come to that)?

Health officials warn us to drink no more than two units of alcohol a day if you’re male and one unit if you’re female – but nobody is clear about what a unit looks like, or even what we mean by alcoh... more »

Vitamins: The net closes in on consumer choice

Codex, the self-appointed group that will determine what vitamins we will be allowed to have and at what levels, is moving closer to a very restricted market – and it’s all for our own good. more »

Lyme disease: The tests are only as good as the toss of a coin

Tests for Lyme disease are so poor that they can miss up to half of all cases. Even test kits that have been approved by drug regulators such as the Centers for Disease Control in the US miss an aver... more »

Caesarean: The mother is twice as likely to die

Women who have a Caesarean section delivery double their chances of dying or suffering a serious illness, a new study has discovered. They are also five times more likely to suffer infection afterwar... more »

Slimming: Find another way, because the drugs are dangerous

There’s no such thing as a free lunch – especially when it comes to losing weight. The ‘wonder’ weight loss drug Acomplia (rimonabant) was supposed to be just that – just one pill a day would see you... more »

Heart drug: It doubles the risk of death, and so it’s withdrawn - temporarily

Drug giant Bayer has finally withdrawn its heart drug Trasylol (aprotinin) from the market – nearly a year after it was discovered it doubles the chances of the patient dying. more »

Alzheimer’s: Is it a disease of the Western diet?

Alzheimer’s and dementia may be a result of the Western diet, new research suggests. People who eat a diet that’s rich in fish, omega-3 oils, fruits and vegetables are up to 60 per cent less likely t... more »

Statin: Regulators extend licence, even though it doesn’t help heart patients

On the very day when AstraZeneca’s cholesterol-lowering statin drug Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) was approved to treat atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), it was revealed it wasn’t helping... more »

Diabetics: Why they wear shoes that are too tight

There’s something very unusual about diabetics – they tend to wear the wrong-sized shoes. Researchers from Dundee University, led by diabetes expert Graham Leese, reckon that around 60 per cent of su... more »

Heart disease: It’s a woman-killer, too, but don’t tell doc

Heart disease is the major killer among women – even though its deadly effects are on the wane among men. Despite this, women with heart problems get short shrift from medicine and the emergency serv... more »

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3 Nov 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

The poisoned generation

Perhaps the most underappreciated health scandal in modern times is the fact that, every day, we are all subjected to some 80,000 drugs—virtually all of which have not undergone a single regulat... more »

23 Oct 2009 | Health from your Gar... (bshubbard)

Your good health is down to yo...

One thing is sure in this world: only you can establish total wellness and health. Unless you want it, and are sufficiently motivated to gain it and keep it, no amount of outside support will su... more »

1 Oct 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

DNA: it's not destiny

When we become ill, most of us lay the blame at the feet of our ancestors: my heart problem is like dad’s, who had a dicky ticker; I’m likely to get breast cancer because it’s what m... more »

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