Is the USA’s problem ours too?
The UK is fortunate that it is insulated against some of the needless overtesting, overtreating, and overdiagnosing that doctors in the United States are rising up against. Yet since the Health and...
View ArticleRestless legs syndrome
A patient who has had restless legs syndrome for 12 years describes how doctors' lack of knowledge about the condition delayed effective treatment; she urges patients and doctors alike to become better...
View ArticleGeneralized anxiety disorder: diagnosis and treatment
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is relatively common, with lifetime prevalence rates of 4-7%. The disorder is associated with seriously impaired social and occupational functioning and increased...
View ArticleEffectiveness of non-benzodiazepine hypnotics in treatment of adult insomnia:...
According to this study, compared with placebo, Z drugs produce slight improvements in subjective and polysomnographic sleep latency, especially with larger doses and regardless of type of drug....
View ArticleRisk of narcolepsy in children and young people receiving AS03 adjuvanted...
This study finds an increased risk of narcolepsy in children and adolescents who received the A/H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine during the pandemic in England. The results are consistent with previous...
View ArticleShould medical students be taught alternative medicine?
Doctors should be able to discuss the non-evidence based therapies that patients want to try, says Graeme Catto. But Nick Cork and Gareth Williams say that students risk being indoctrinated and should...
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