Category: Medical Observer

Is vitamin C effective in treating the common cold?

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Comment: Response to “Tarring complementary medicine is anti-choice”

The following is a comment to an opinion piece, “Tarring complementary medicine is anti-choice” written by Kerryn Phelps in Medical Observer.  My comments were published online on 21 March 2012. I concur with some of the statements in the comments and feel I must support my colleagues who are members of the Friends of Science in …

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How can we treat hangovers?

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Is cryotherapy the best treatment for common warts?

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Can cranberry prevent UTIs?

The following is the first article in a new two-monthly column published in Medical Observer, an Australian non-peer reviewed news/periodical for general practitioners. It is on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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