Fruitflow is an extract from tomatoes which inhibits platelet aggregation, a risk factor for heart attack, stoke and venous thrombosis. It therefore represents a natural alternative to low dose aspirin in healthy people concerned about their circulatory health and for...

The debate over dietary fats and what constitutes a healthy diet has raged for years, and as recently just when it seemed to finally be settled some experts have started to question the established wisdom. The truth is usually more complex than the headlines, as 12 med...

This meeting started with the remarkable revelation that over half of the population now suffer from allergies. Access to allergy services in the UK remains patchy at best, despite the fact that there are effective and inexpensive therapies available

Eggs have enjoyed a varied reputation, from the nutritious ‘Go to work on an egg’ campaign of 30 years ago to the salmonella scare of the late 1980’s, and more recently the recommended limitation on their use due to their fat content. Now going full circle, and princip...

Despite the number of choices now available, contraception remains a problem for many women particularly in the older age groups. Sterilisation is attractive to many but not always available on the NHS. Essure is a form of permanent non reversible contraception which i...

New treatments for old conditions are rare, despite the obvious shortcomings in established therapies. The treatment of Chicken Pox has not significantly changed for years, until perhaps now. A group of experts gathered to discuss this and Media Medics was there to rec...

Dry Eyes are frequently due to the the production of abnormal tears, and paradoxically can even include watering. There are many treatments suggested, but both doctors and their patients need to know which to use, which was the subject of a Media Medics briefing meetin...

Age Related Macular Degeneration is the commonest cause of visual impairment in the UK, causing a loss of central and therefore critical vision. The anti-oxidents in certain nutrients have recently been shown to slow the progress of certain types of AMD, as a group of...

The first Media Medics Roundtable meeting of the year was held at Corrigan’s Restaurant in Mayfair, London, where our hosts were once again Schwabe Pharma (UK) Ltd. At previous meetings we had been told about the MHRA proposed regulation of herbal medications, a develo...