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Series: Drugged-Up Britain – No. 1
No. 1 of 4 articles in Reader’s Digest UK. (August 2011) How did we get to the point where £22m is spent on prescribing drugs—every day? In the first of a four-part special, Jerome Burne launches our...
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Alzheimer’s funding boost 1
The announcement last month (March 25th) the Alzheimer’s funding was to be doubled by 2015 is to be welcomed. But what is the money going to be spent on? Two separate developments don’t inspire...
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Rattling with pills as you grow older
As you peer into your medical future among the nasties lurking for you will be lots of pills. Fifty percent of people over 65 are on five or more drugs – the medical version of five-a-day – unless of...
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Ben Goldacre’s new book. Too late, too little
Drug companies exaggerate their successes, hide their failures and generally fail to abide by the rules of evidence based medicine. This ongoing fraud is the subject of the latest book from Guardian...
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Do doctors treat pensioners with snake oil?
A cheering and optimistic story about dementia at HealthInsightUK.org.When Obhi Chatterjee’s dad was diagnosed, Obhi set about researching the most plausible supplements and diets to help him. The...
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