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Pharma companies hype illness to sell drugs

Drug companies hype the prevalence and seriousness of illnesses to market a new drug, a leading pharmaceutical executive has admitted. more »

Severe eczema new reaction to smallpox jab

Severe eczema can now be added to the range of side-effects caused by the smallpox vaccine. more »

Fatty fish help you live longer

We all know that fatty fish and supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids can help prevent a second, and perhaps fatal, heart attack - but researchers have now found that the same diet can also help... more »

Doctors detect h. pylori bug with breath test

Doctors can easily detect Helicobacter pylori, the bug responsible for most ulcers, with a simple breath test without resorting to endoscopy which, for many patients, is a distressing experience. more »

Gps cautious over new birth pill following deaths

A new contraceptive pill that came onto the UK market a short while ago is being treated with caution in the Netherlands. more »

Mammograms can benefit the over-60s, not the under-50s

Do women under the age of 50 benefit from mammogram screening? Latest findings from the Swedish study - involving nearly 250,000 women - suggests not, more »

Uk drugs giant accused of bribing doctors

Anyone who thought that the ‘gifts’ from pharmaceutical companies to doctors was a thing of the past needs to think again. more »

Ivf babies are twice as likely to have a defect

Children conceived by IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) or sperm injection have twice the risk of being born with a major birth defect. more »

Whatever the procedure, bypass patients decline

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery often results in cognitive decline or even stroke. Such a decline can affect between 3 per cent of patients and up to half, more »

Sheep dip is linked to chronic illness

More evidence - if more is needed - that sheep dip containing organophosphates causes ill health in farmers has been uncovered in a study from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. 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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