Nov 23, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
WHEN Emiley Cooper was prescribed Ritalin and Concerta for her attention deficit disorder she became extremely sick. Normally a bubbly girl, Emiley retreated and became withdrawn and lethargic. So concerned by her daughter’s dramatic weight loss and reaction to...
Nov 23, 2009 | Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
CONTROVERSIAL guidelines on ADHD have been pulled by the Federal Government following claims drug company payments to a doctor have tainted the work. The Government has been forced to stop the release of the draft guidelines and may have to rewrite them following the...
Nov 20, 2009 | Medications/Vitamins |
STOCKHOLM — Resistance to antibiotics is increasing in Europe and throughout the world because of their excessive use, a deadly and costly curse according to health experts meeting in Stockholm Wednesday. Experts at the 2nd annual European antibiotics awareness...
Nov 19, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Healthy Eating, Medications/Vitamins, Pregnancy |
Folic acid supplements could increase the risk of cancer, particularly lung cancer, researchers have found. However, folic acid has proven benefits for pregnant women, as it cuts the risk of babies being born with major deformities of the brain and spine. The doses of...
Nov 4, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
Ultrasound image of a foetus: the study identified increased risk at 30-34 weeks. Photograph: Thilo Mueller/Corbis Babies born to women who have taken folic acid supplements during their pregnancy are up to 30% more likely than other children to develop asthma,...
