Tag Archives: Effects

B Vitamins May Protect Against Damaging Effects of Air Pollution

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published March 27, 2017. B vitamins are important for cognition and mental health, but research suggests they may have other important functions as well. A small-scale human trial1 found B vitamins may help protect against air pollution.2,3 At high doses, B vitamins were actually able… Read More »

Cancer: Immunotherapies without side effects?

In recent years, immunotherapy has revolutionised the field of cancer treatment. However, inflammatory reactions in healthy tissues frequently trigger side effects that can be serious and lead to the permanent discontinuation of treatment. This toxicity is still poorly understood and is a major obstacle to the use of immunotherapy. Scientists from the University of Geneva… Read More »

Vaccine side effects Aussies are getting

Although the country’s vaccine rollout is not progressing entirely as planned, thousands of Australians continue to receive their COVID vaccines every week. As a general practitioner administering the AstraZeneca vaccine, I find it strange that my patients all know about the very rare potential complications — such as blood clots — yet often don’t know… Read More »

Covid vaccine: Dr Jarvis says ‘blood clots happen all the time’ – AstraZeneca side effects

While the matter is investigated more thoroughly, the MHRA hold the stance that current evidence “does not confirm that the vaccine is the cause” of the blood clot. So what are the official side effects of the jab? Appearing on BBC One today, Dr Sarah Jarvis said: “People have blood clots all the time.” Discussing… Read More »