Conventional Medicine
Neglected Tropical Diseases: When Poverty Makes People Sick – And Conventional Medicine Looks Away
Discover why neglected tropical diseases remain overlooked, how profit limits progress, which effects this can have on us – and where natural approaches may offer real hope for global health.
ME/CFS: Seriously Ill and Not Taken Seriously — Dealing with a “Black Box”
What if exercise did not make you stronger, but instead made you ill —
and even minor exertion could trigger a crash lasting for days? That is
what can happen with ME/CFS. Why has this serious illness been, and why
is it still, so often misunderstood? What is now known about possible
causes and symptoms? And which new avenues of research offer hope?
Atopic Dermatitis: When Treatments Cause the Same Symptoms as the Disease
Atopic dermatitis medicines are meant to relieve itching, burning and irritated skin. Yet some can cause these very symptoms themselves. Others suppress inflammatory reactions without curing the condition — and can come at a considerable cost. Read more about the downsides of common conventional treatments for atopic dermatitis.