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People who are deciding whether to enter a clinical trial must understand all the essential facts, benefits and risks...
Don't use online health information to self-diagnose - always see your doctor or healthcare professional...
Medicinal cannabis is a legal, high quality medicine that can be prescribed for people by their doctor...
Complementary medicines can interact with pharmaceutical medicines...
Belief in a treatment may be enough to change the course of a person's physical illness...
Medications - it is important to know what you’re taking and how it could affect you...
Tell your healthcare professionals about all medicines you take, including complementary medicines...
Purchasing complementary medicines online can seem attractive. Countless sites on the Internet offer a range of treatments, usually at very cheap prices. However, using products bought from online...
Make sure your doctor knows about every medicine you take, including vitamins...
Most women take a drug of some kind during pregnancy, sometimes without realising the potential for harm...
All travellers should plan carefully, but older people have a few extra concerns when travelling...
Find out more about medicines by searching by brand or active ingredient, or browse by name...
Antipsychotic medications work by altering brain chemistry to help reduce psychotic symptoms like hallucinations, delusions and disordered thinking...
Benzodiazepines (tranquillisers) are highly addictive and should only be used for certain conditions in a short-term or emergency situation...
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells...
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can reduce menopausal symptoms, but the benefits and risks need to be considered carefully...
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines should always be used cautiously and for the shortest time possible...
Antioxidants scavenge free radicals from the body's cells, and prevent or reduce the damage caused by oxidation...
If you don't have enough calcium in your diet, your bones will eventually become weak and brittle...
Even women who aren't planning to have a baby should increase their folate intake in case of unplanned pregnancy...
Taking vitamin supplements is no substitute for a healthy diet...
The eight B-group vitamins are essential for various functions within the body...
A balanced approach to sunlight exposure will help you get enough vitamin D while protecting against skin cancer...
There is no evidence that any one vitamin can slow ageing, restore sex drive or cure infertility...
Getting a second opinion from another healthcare professional can help you make the right decision about about a diagnosis or treatment.
Want to know more about the medications you are taking. Search and find information sheets on over 4,000 prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
Find out more about over 170 common surgeries including risks, benefits and after care.