http://www.wddty.com/others en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 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 alcohol. http://www.wddty.com/alcohol-what-exactly-are-two-units-and-what-is-alcohol-come-to-that.html http://www.wddty.com/alcohol-what-exactly-are-two-units-and-what-is-alcohol-come-to-that.html Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:53:08 GMT Health 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. http://www.wddty.com/vitamins-the-net-closes-in-on-consumer-choice.html http://www.wddty.com/vitamins-the-net-closes-in-on-consumer-choice.html Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:51:55 GMT Health 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 average of 88 cases out of every 200. http://www.wddty.com/lyme-disease-the-tests-are-only-as-good-as-the-toss-of-a-coin.html http://www.wddty.com/lyme-disease-the-tests-are-only-as-good-as-the-toss-of-a-coin.html Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:50:18 GMT Health 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 afterwards compared with women who have a natural birth. http://www.wddty.com/caesarean-the-mother-is-twice-as-likely-to-die.html http://www.wddty.com/caesarean-the-mother-is-twice-as-likely-to-die.html Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:48:34 GMT Health 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 shed the fat, without having to exercise, diet or display even a modicum of restraint or will power. http://www.wddty.com/slimming-find-another-way-because-the-drugs-are-dangerous.html http://www.wddty.com/slimming-find-another-way-because-the-drugs-are-dangerous.html Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:46:15 GMT Health Drug giant Bayer has finally withdrawn its heart drug Trasylol (aprotinin) from the market – nearly a year after it was discovered it doubles the chances of the patient dying. http://www.wddty.com/heart-drug-it-doubles-the-risk-of-death-and-so-it-s-withdrawn-temporarily.html http://www.wddty.com/heart-drug-it-doubles-the-risk-of-death-and-so-it-s-withdrawn-temporarily.html Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:42:59 GMT Health 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 to develop Alzheimer’s – whereas people who consume large amounts of omega-6 oils, such as sunflower and grape seed, double their chances of suffering dementia. http://www.wddty.com/alzheimer-s-is-it-a-disease-of-the-western-diet.html http://www.wddty.com/alzheimer-s-is-it-a-disease-of-the-western-diet.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:53:52 GMT Health 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 patients with heart problems. http://www.wddty.com/statin-regulators-extend-licence-even-though-it-doesn-t-help-heart-patients.html http://www.wddty.com/statin-regulators-extend-licence-even-though-it-doesn-t-help-heart-patients.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:50:49 GMT Health 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 sufferers are walking around in ill-fitting shoes. http://www.wddty.com/diabetics-why-they-wear-shoes-that-are-too-tight.html http://www.wddty.com/diabetics-why-they-wear-shoes-that-are-too-tight.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:49:01 GMT Health 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 services. http://www.wddty.com/heart-disease-it-s-a-woman-killer-too-but-don-t-tell-doc.html http://www.wddty.com/heart-disease-it-s-a-woman-killer-too-but-don-t-tell-doc.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:46:43 GMT Health ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) drugs such as Ritalin work only for the first three years. Despite this, they are often prescribed throughout childhood and well into adolescence. http://www.wddty.com/adhd-drugs-they-work-only-for-the-first-3-years.html http://www.wddty.com/adhd-drugs-they-work-only-for-the-first-3-years.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:44:01 GMT Health Drug giant Merck has thrown in the towel and has made a massive $4.85 billion settlement to end the largest civil lawsuit in history against its painkiller Vioxx. http://www.wddty.com/vioxx-drug-co-ends-largest-civil-suit-with-4-85bn-payout.html http://www.wddty.com/vioxx-drug-co-ends-largest-civil-suit-with-4-85bn-payout.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:36:27 GMT Health All is not well in the beauty business. Beauticians and cosmetic surgeons mess about with the bacterium that causes botulism in order to reduce clients’ wrinkles and give them that much sought-after stretched look. This is one of the few happy by-products of the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. http://www.wddty.com/beauty-therapy-dying-to-look-young.html http://www.wddty.com/beauty-therapy-dying-to-look-young.html Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:05:00 GMT Health Q My life is being made hell by hot flushes and night sweats. I am 50 years old and reluctant to take HRT. And now all the herbs have been discredited. Can you recommend any natural ways to combat the menopause? - S.T., via e-mail http://www.wddty.com/menopausal-symptoms_1.html http://www.wddty.com/menopausal-symptoms_1.html Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT Health A new study has found that people don’t function well immediately after they’ve been woken up. http://www.wddty.com/get-up-and-go.html http://www.wddty.com/get-up-and-go.html Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT Health It’s extraordinary how many health problems can be left well alone without the doctor having to do anything. The approach is known in medical circles as ‘watchful waiting’, and it’s a strategy that more doctors would do well to adopt for a number of conditions. http://www.wddty.com/hernia_1.html http://www.wddty.com/hernia_1.html Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT Health 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 drugs, which can kill and incapacitate millions. As a nutritionist also working in a health store, I find it difficult to recommend vitamin C to people because of the scurrilous reporting of research a few years ago in which vitamin C was sensation-ally presented as dangerous in doses over 500 mg. The EU upper limit is 1-2 g. http://www.wddty.com/in-praise-of-vitamin-c.html http://www.wddty.com/in-praise-of-vitamin-c.html Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT Health How can I prevent or cure mouth ulcers? I’ve had them now and again since childhood, but they seem to be much more frequent now that I’m in my mid-30s. It would be great to know what’s causing them. - CK http://www.wddty.com/mouth-ulcers_3.html http://www.wddty.com/mouth-ulcers_3.html Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT Health