Columns

Monthly Columns

This page contains details of an intermittent column on medical and health-related issues. Some of the columns are written by me and others are written by colleagues or adapted from non-copyright information published by UK and US government agencies. Sometimes, I provide a link to another web site to give you an idea of the range of medical information available on the Internet. The series started in August 2002 and will continue monthly thereafter.

The columns that are written by me are not copyrighted and can be reproduced freely for non-commercial purposes. Columns on other websites are usually the copyright of the publisher and so should not be reproduced without permission.

Comments on the columns and suggestions for new columns are welcome.

Columns from 2003

December	Eczema: Frequently asked questions
November	What is epilepsy?
October	What are primary care trusts?
September	The NHS explained
August	An introduction to diabetes
July	Back pain
June	Update on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
May	Irritable bowel syndrome
April	Diagnosis and management of scalp ringworm
March	Closing the digital divide
February	Ten ways to improve information technology in the NHS
January	What are cholesterol, lipoproteins and blood lipids?

Columns from 2002

December	Shattering myths about kidney stones
November	Finding medical information on the Internet
October	St. John's wort and depression
September	The MMR vaccine and autism
August	New information on hormone replacement therapy